It is a colourless gas at room temperature.

It is an asymmetrical isomer of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane.

1,1,2-Trifluoroethane has a global warming potential of 397 for 100 years.

[2] 1,1,2-Trifluoroethane can be obtained by the hydrogenation of 1,2-dichlorodifluoroethylene or chlorotrifluoroethylene.

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