Trifluoroethylene

Trifluoroethylene (abbreviated as TrFE^[3]) is an organofluoride compound with the chemical formula C₂HF₃. It is a colourless gas.^[1] TrFE can polymerise to form poly(trifluoroethylene) (PTrFE). It can also form copolymers with other monomers, such as vinylidene fluoride to form a co-polymer that is used to produce ferroelectric materials.^[4]

Trifluoroethylene

Names
IUPAC name Trifluoroethene
Identifiers
CAS Number	359-11-5
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	9284
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.025
EC Number	206-626-2
PubChem CID	9665
UNII	Z2866M3Z1A
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4059887
InChI InChI=1S/C2HF3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H Key: MIZLGWKEZAPEFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(=C(F)F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	C2HF3
Molar mass	82.025 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless gas
Density	1.26 g/cm3 (liquid, at –70 °C)[1]
Boiling point	−51 °C (−60 °F; 222 K)
Solubility	soluble in ether, slightly soluble in ethanol[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H220, H280
Precautionary statements	P203, P210, P222, P280, P377, P381, P403, P410+P403
Related compounds
Related Vinyl halides	Vinyl fluoride, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, trichloroethylene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

References

1. Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-500
2. "Trifluoroethylene". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
3. Colpaert, Maxime; Banerjee, Sanjib; Ladmiral, Vincent; Ono, Taizo; Améduri, Bruno (2018). "Synthesis and properties of poly(trifluoroethylene) via a persistent radical mediated polymerization of trifluoroethylene". Polymer Chemistry. 9 (7): 894–903. doi:10.1039/c7py02018j.
4. Bouad, Vincent; Guerre, Marc; Zeliouche, Sami; Améduri, Bruno; Totée, Cédric; Silly, Gilles; Poli, Rinaldo; Ladmiral, Vincent (2021). "NMR investigations of polytrifluoroethylene (PTrFE) synthesized by RAFT" (PDF). Polymer Chemistry. 12 (15): 2293–2304. doi:10.1039/d0py01753a.