Trichlorofluoromethane 

Trichlorofluoromethane
IUPAC name Trichlorofluoromethane
Other names Trichloro(fluoro)methane, Fluorotrichloromethane, Fluorochloroform, Freon 11, CFC 11, R 11, Arcton 9, Freon 11A, Freon 11B, Freon HE, Freon MF
Identifiers
CAS number 75-69-4
PubChem 6389
EINECS number 200-892-3
RTECS number TB6125000
SMILES
InChI
Properties
Molecular formula CCl3F
Molar mass 137.37 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid/gas
Density 1.494 g/cm3
Melting point

-110.48 °C

Boiling point

23.77 °C

Solubility in water 1.1 g/l at 20 °C
log P 2.53
Vapor pressure 89 kPa at 20 °C

131 kPa at 30 °C

Hazards
Main hazards Harmful (Xn), Dangerous for the environment (N)
R-phrases R36/37/38
S-phrases S23, S26, S36
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox references

Trichlorofluoromethane, also called freon-11, CFC-11, or R-11, is a chlorofluorocarbon. It is a colorless, nearly odorless liquid that boils at about room temperature.

Uses

It was the first widely used refrigerant. Because of its high boiling point (compared to most refrigerants), it can be used in systems with a low operating pressure, making the mechanical design of such systems less demanding than that of higher-pressure refrigerants R-12 or R-22.

Because of the high chlorine content and the ease with which the chlorine atoms can be displaced when the molecule is subject to ultraviolet light, R-11 has the highest ozone depletion potential of any refrigerant, by definition assigned the value 1.0. U.S. production was ended in 1995.

Trichlorofluoromethane is used as a reference compound for fluorine-19 NMR studies.

Table for physical properties

Time-series of atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 (Walker et al., 2000).
Property Value
Density (ρ) at 0 °C 1.5432 g.cm-3
Density (ρ) at 18.82 °C 1.4905 g.cm-3
Critical temperature (Tc) 198 °C (471 K)
Critical pressure (pc) 4.410 MPa (44.1 bar)
Critical density (ρc) 4.151 mol.l-1
Refractive index (n) at 20 °C, D 1.3821
Acentric factor (ω) 0.18875
Dipole moment 0.450 D
Ozone depletion potential (ODP) 1 (by definition)
Global warming potential (GWP) 4600 (CO2 = 1)

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