Difluoromethane

Difluoromethane
Systematic name Difluoromethane[1]
Other names Carbon fluoride hydride Methylene difluoride Methylene fluoride Freon-32
Identifiers
Abbreviations	HFC-32 R-32 FC-32
CAS number	75-10-5 Y
PubChem	6345
ChemSpider	6105 Y
EC number	200-839-4
UN number	3252
MeSH	Difluoromethane
ChEBI	CHEBI:47855 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL115186 Y
RTECS number	PA8537500
Beilstein Reference	1730795
Gmelin Reference	259463
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES FCF
InChI InChI=1S/CH2F2/c2-1-3/h1H2 Y Key: RWRIWBAIICGTTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/CH2F2/c2-1-3/h1H2 Key: RWRIWBAIICGTTQ-UHFFFAOYAC
Properties
Molecular formula	CH2F2
Molar mass	52.02 g mol−1
Exact mass	52.012456474 g mol-1
Appearance	Colorless gas
Density	1.1 g cm-3
Melting point	−136 °C, 137 K, -213 °F
Boiling point	−52 °C, 221 K, -62 °F
log P	-0.611
Vapor pressure	1518.92 kPa (at 21.1 °C)
Hazards
MSDS	MSDS at Oxford University
EU classification	F
R-phrases	R11
S-phrases	S9, S16, S33
NFPA 704	4 1 1
Autoignition temperature	648 °C
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Difluoromethane, also called HFC-32 or R-32, is an organic compound of the dihalogenoalkane variety. It is based on methane, except that two of the four hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms. Hence the formula is CH₂F₂ instead of CH₄ for normal methane.

Physical properties

Property	Value
Critical pressure (pc)	5.83 MPa
Critical temperature (Tc)	78.45 °C (351 K)
Compressibility factor (Z)	0.9863
Heat capacity at constant pressure (Cp) at 21 °C (70 °F)	0.043 kJ·mol−1·K−1
Heat capacity at constant volume (CV) at 21 °C (70 °F)	0.034 kJ·mol−1·K−1
Heat capacity ratio (κ)	1.253

Uses

Difluoromethane is a refrigerant that has zero ozone depletion potential. Difluoromethane in a zeotropic (50%/50%) w/w mixture with pentafluoroethane (R-125) is known as R-410A, a common replacement for various chlorofluorocarbons (aka Freon) in new refrigerant systems, especially for air-conditioning. The zeotropic mix of Difluoromethane with pentafluoroethane (R-125) and tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) is known as R-407A through R-407E depending on the composition. Likewise the azeotropic (48.2%/51.8% w/w) mixture with chlorotrifluoromethane (R13). As a refrigerant difluoromethane is classified as A2L - slightly flammable [2009 ASHRAE Handbook]. Although it has zero ozone depletion potential, it has global warming potential 675 times that of carbon dioxide, based on a 100-year time frame [May 2010 TEAP XXI/9 Task Force Report].

References

1. ^ "Difluoromethane - Compound Summary". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center of Biotechnological Information. http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6345&loc=ec_rcs. 

External links

• Flammability Measurements of Difluoromethane in Air at 100°C
• Difluoromethane at Gas Encyclopaedia
• IR absorption spectra

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