Fluoroethane
[CAS# 353-36-6]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Organic fluorine compound >> Fluoroethane series
• Name: Fluoroethane
• Synonyms: HFA 161; HFC 161; Monofluoroethane; R 161; R 161
• Molecular Formula: C₂H₅F
• Molecular Weight: 48.06
• CAS Registry Number: 353-36-6
• EC Number: 206-531-6

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (6.7 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.8176 g/cm^3**
• Melting point: -143.2 ºC^***
• Boiling point: -31--3.5 ºC^****
• Refractive index: 1.3057 (589.3 nm -40 ºC)^***
• Flash point: -76.2±10.2 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Grosse, Aristid V.; Journal of Physical Chemistry 1940, V44, P275-96.

^*** Grosse, Aristid V.; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1938, V3, P26-32.

^**** Knunyants, I. L.; Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya 1963, (8), P1389-93.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable gases	Flam. Gas	1	H220
Gases under pressure (liquid)	Press. Gas (Liq.)		H280