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2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
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changed 477209734 Dichlorotrifluoroethane.png 130px Skeletal formula of 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane HCFC-123-3D-spacefill.png 120 Space-filling model of the 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane molecule 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane, Dichlorotrifluoromethylmethane, Dichlorotrifluoroethane, Freon 123, HCFC-123, R-123 http://msds.dupont.com/msds/pdfs/EN/PEN_09004a2f80006544.pdf MSDS from DuPont 2007-02-22 2012-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120206011240/http://msds.dupont.com/msds/pdfs/EN/PEN_09004a2f80006544.pdf dead correct chemspider 9016 OHMHBGPWCHTMQE-UHFFFAOYAP correct chemspider 1S/C2HCl2F3/c3-1(4)2(5,6)7/h1H correct chemspider OHMHBGPWCHTMQE-UHFFFAOYSA-N correct CAS 306-83-2 correct FDA 6S7C791U3V 206-190-3 9385 ClC(Cl)C(F)(F)F 1/C2HCl2F3/c3-1(4)2(5,6)7/h1H KI1108000
2 1 2 3 Colorless liquid 1.4638 g/cm3 -107 27.82 0.39% 89.3 kPa 1.3392
1 0 0
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane or HCFC-123 is considered as an alternative to CFC-11 in low pressure refrigeration and HVAC systems, and should not be used in foam blowing processes or solvent applications. It is also the primary component of the Halotron I fire-extinguishing mixture.
Its ozone depletion potential is ODP = 0.012, and global warming potential is GWP = 76. HCFC-123 will eventually be phased out under the current schedule of the Montreal Protocol. It was discontinued in new HVAC equipment in 2020 in developed countries but will still be produced for service use of HVAC equipment until 2030. Developing countries can continue to use It in new equipment until 2030 and will be produced for use in service there until 2040.
HCFC-123 is used in large tonnage centrifugal chiller applications, and is the most efficient refrigerant currently in use in the marketplace for HVAC applications. HCFC-123 is also used as a testing agent for bypass leakage of carbon adsorbers in gas filtration systems, and as the primary chemical in Halotron I fire-extinguishing agent.Halotron Emergency Safety Datasheet CAS-306-83-2 Kidde Fire Systems 2002 http://www.associatedfire.com/wp-content/uploads/halotron_msds_sheet.pdf PDF
Cylinders of HCFC-123 were a light grey prior to the elimination of cylinder color identification.
Isomers are 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (R-123a) with CAS 354-23-4 and
1,1-dichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (R-123b) with CAS 812-04-4.
Production
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane can be produced by reacting tetrachloroethylene with hydrogen fluoride in the gas phase. This is an exothermic reaction and requires a catalyst:Banks, R.E.; Smart, B.E.; Tatlow, J.C. (1994). "Alternatives to Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)". Organofluorine Chemistry: Principles and Commercial Applications. New York, ABD: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 166. doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1202-2.
Cl2C=CCl2 + 3 HF → Cl2CH—CF3 + 2 HCl
This reaction can give 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane as a byproduct.
References
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2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123)
IR absorption spectra https://web.archive.org/web/20061013144803/http://www.nist.gov/kinetics/spectra/ir_spectra/CHCl2-CF3%20(HCFC-123)1.pdf 2006-10-13
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