Hexafluoropropylene

Hexafluoropropylene is the fluoroalkene with the formula CF3CF=CF2. It is the perfluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon propylene. It is mainly used to produce copolymers with tetrafluoroethylene. Hexafluoropropylene is used as a chemical intermediate.

Hexafluoropropylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,2,3,3,3-Hexafluoroprop-1-ene
Other names
Perfluoropropene,
Perfluoropropylene,
freon R 1216,
halocarbon R 1216,
fluorocarbon 1216
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.753
EC Number
  • 204-127-4
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • UD0350000
UNII
UN number 1858
  • InChI=1S/C3F6/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7,8)9 Y
    Key: HCDGVLDPFQMKDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C3F6/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7,8)9
    Key: HCDGVLDPFQMKDK-UHFFFAOYAV
SMILES
  • F/C(F)=C(/F)C(F)(F)F
Properties
C3F6
Molar mass 150.023 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless, odorless gas
Density 1.332 g/ml, liquid at 20 °C
Melting point −153 °C (−243 °F; 120 K)
Boiling point −28 °C (−18 °F; 245 K)
Insoluble
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Suffocation
GHS labelling:
Warning
H280, H332, H335, H351, H371, H373
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P281, P304+P312, P304+P340, P308+P313, P309+P311, P312, P314, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
0
1
Flash point Non flammable gas
Related compounds
Related alkenes;
organofluorides
propylene;
Hexafluoroacetone, Hexafluoro-2-propanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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