Catalog Number
ACM24937799-1
Product Name
Poly(vinylidene fluoride), average Mw ~534,000, powder
Description
1,1-Difluoroethylene (or vinylidene fluoride) is a colorless gas which is flammable in the ranges of 5.5 to 21%. It is toxic by inhalation and contact. It is slightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol and ether. Under prolonged exposure to fire or intense heat the containers may rupture violently and rocket.;GasVapor;COLOURLESS COMPRESSED LIQUEFIED GAS WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;Colorless gas with a faint, ethereal odor.;Colorless gas with a faint, ethereal odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]
IUPAC Name
1,1-difluoroethene
Molecular Weight
64.03g/mol
Molecular Formula
C2H2F2;CH2=CF2;C2H2F2
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H2F2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2
InChI Key
BQCIDUSAKPWEOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
-123 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);-85.7 °C;-85.7 °C;-83 °C;-123°F;-122°F
Melting Point
-227 °F (NTP, 1992);-144.0 °C;-144 °C at 1 atm /freezing point/;171 °C;-144 °C;-227°F;-227°F
Flash Point
Flammable gas;NA (Gas)
Density
0.617 at 75 °F (liquid) (NTP, 1992);0.617 g/cc at 24 °C (liquid);1.76;Relative density (water = 1): 0.6;0.617 at 75°F;2.21(relative gas density)
Solubility
0.018 g/100 g at 77° F and 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);0.20 M;Slightly sol in water; sol in alcohol and ether;Water solubility = 6.3 cu cm/100 g at 25 °C and 10 kPa;Water solubility = 0.018 g/100 g at 25 °C and 760 mm Hg;Water solubility = 165 ppm at 25 °C;In water, 164.9 mg/L at 25 °C;Somewhat soluble in dimethylacetamide; attacked by hot concentrated sulfuric acid or n-butylamine;Solubility in water: none;Insoluble
Color/Form
Colorless gas;Colorless gas [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas].;Crystals ... Available forms: powder, pellets, solution, and dispersion
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
200-867-7;607-458-6
Heat of Vaporization
1.7712X10+07 J/kmol at melting point
Log P
1.24 (LogP);log Kow = 1.24;1.24
MeSH Entry Terms
1,1-difluoroethylene;vinylidene fluoride
Monoisotopic Mass
64.012456g/mol
Odor
Nearly odorless;Faint, ethereal
Other Experimental
Conversion factors: 1 mg/L is equivalent to 382 ppm and 1 ppm is equivalent to 2.62 mg/cu m at 25 °C, 760 mm Hg;Critical density = 417 kg/cu m; Heat of formation = -345.2 kJ/mol at 25 °C; Heat of polymerization = -474.21 kJ/mol at 25 °C; explosive limits = 5.8-20.3 vol % in air;Critical molar volume: 154 cu cm/mol;Dipole moment = 1.3893;Explosive limits in air 5.5-21%;Heat of evaporation = 13189 J/mol at -40 °C;Liquid molar volume = 0.055194 cu m/kmol; Vapor pressure = 3X10+4 mm Hg at 25 C (calculated from experimentally derived coefficients);Sensitive to heat or stabilizers; alkyl boron and alkyl hyponitrite compounds, among others, initiate polymerization;Henry's Law constant = 3.79X10-1 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C (est);Hydroxy radical reaction rate constant = 2.10X10-12 cu cm/molec-sec at 23 °C;Thermally stable from -62 to 148 °C; combustible, self-extinguishing and non-dripping; Tensile strength 7000 psi at 25 °C, yield strength 5,500 psi, elongation 300%, compression strength 10,000 psi, thermal conductivity 1.05 Btu/hr/sq ft/F/in; water absorption 0.04% in 24 hr; resistant to oxidative degradation, electricity, acods, alkalies, oxidizers, halogens;Specific gravity: 1.75-1.80; glass transition: -40 °C;Specific heat: 1255-1525 J/(kg K)
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.42
Stability
Chemical stability: Stable under recommended storage conditions.
UN Number
1959;1959;1959;1959;1959
Vapor Density
2.2 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);2.2 (AIR= 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 2.2;2.21
Vapor Pressure
21584 mm Hg at 50 °F ; 26980 mm Hg at 68° F (NTP, 1992);3.00e+04 mmHg;3.0X10+4 mm Hg at 25 °C;35.2 atm;35.2 atm
Viscosity
7.7574 pascal-seconds (liquid) at boiling point