Chlorotrifluoroethylene

Chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) is a chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CFCl=CF2.

CTFE has a carbon-carbon double bond and so can be polymerized to form polychlorotrifluoroethylene or copolymerized to produce the plastic ECTFE.

PCTFE has the trade name Neoflon PCTFE from Daikin Industries in Japan, and it used to be produced under the trade name Kel-F from 3M Corporation in Minnesota.

[2] Chlorotrifluoroethylene is produced commercially by the dechlorination of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane with zinc:[3] In 2012, an estimated 1–10 million pounds were produced commercially in the United States.

Addition of iodine monochloride to chlorotrifluoroethylene gives iododichlorotrifluoroethane: The latter is a precursor to hexafluorobutadiene.

Structural formula of chlorotrifluoroethylene
Structural formula of chlorotrifluoroethylene
Ball-and-stick model of chlorotrifluoroethylene
Ball-and-stick model of chlorotrifluoroethylene
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas Flammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propane Instability 3: Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition but requires a strong initiating source, must be heated under confinement before initiation, reacts explosively with water, or will detonate if severely shocked. E.g. hydrogen peroxide Special hazards (white): no code