1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane

1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane is a volatile liquid chlorofluoroalkane composed of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine, and with structural formula CClF2CHClF. It is also known as a refrigerant with the designation R-123a.[1]

1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
Names
IUPAC name
1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
Other names
R-123a
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 206-549-4
UNII
UN number 3163 1078
Properties
C2HCl2F3
Molar mass 152.93 g·mol−1
Density 1.50
Melting point −78.0 °C (−108.4 °F; 195.2 K)
Boiling point 29.5 °C (85.1 °F; 302.6 K)
Vapor pressure 620.01 mmHg
9.55×10-2 atm-cu m/mole
1.327
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Formation

1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane can be biotransformed in sewage sludge to 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane.[2]

Properties

The critical temperature of R-123a is 461.6 K (188.5 °C; 371.2 °F).[3] The rotation of the molecule appears to be hindered by the present of chlorine on each carbon atom, but is eased at higher temperatures.[3]

Use

Although not deliberately used, R-123a is a significant impurity in its isomer, the widely used 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R-123).[3]

References

  1. Kubota, H.; Yamashita, T.; Tanaka, Y.; Makita, T. (May 1989). "Vapor pressures of new fluorocarbons". International Journal of Thermophysics. 10 (3): 629–637. doi:10.1007/BF00507984.
  2. Christian Balsiger; David Werner; Christof Holliger; Patrick Höhener (10 January 2005). "Reductive dechlorination of CFCs and HCFCs under methanogenic conditions" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. Goodwin, A. R. H.; Moldover, M. R. (October 1991). "Thermophysical properties of gaseous refrigerants from speed‐of‐sound measurements. III. Results for 1,1‐dichloro‐2,2,2‐trifluoroethane (CHCl2‐CF3) and 1,2‐dichloro‐1,2,2‐trifluoroethane (CHClF‐CClF2)". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 95 (7): 5236–5242. doi:10.1063/1.461831.
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