Vinyl fluoride

Vinyl fluoride is an organic halide with the chemical formula C2H3F.

It is a colorless gas with a faint ether-like odor.

It is used as the monomeric precursor to the fluoropolymer polyvinylfluoride.

It is produced industrially by two routes, one being the mercury-catalyzed reaction of acetylene and hydrogen fluoride:[2] It is also prepared from 1,1-chlorofluoroethane: Vinyl fluoride is classified as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen (likely to cause cancer in humans).

Its molecular dipole moment is 1.4 Debye and heat of vaporization is 361 kJ/kg.

NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentine 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 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorus Special hazards (white): no code