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1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane

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1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane(also known asnorflurane(INN),R-134a, Klea 134a,Freon 134a,Forane 134a,Genetron 134a,Green Gas,Florasol 134a,Suva 134a,HFA-134a,orHFC-134a) is ahydrofluorocarbon(HFC) andhaloalkanerefrigerantwith thermodynamic properties similar toR-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane)but with insignificantozone depletion potentialand a lower 100-yearglobal warming potential(1,430, compared to R-12's GWP of 10,900).[1]It has the formula CF3CH2F and aboiling pointof −26.3 °C (−15.34 °F) at atmospheric pressure. R-134a cylinders are coloredlight blue.[2]A phaseout and transition toHFO-1234yfand other refrigerants, with GWPs similar to CO2,began in 2012 within the automotive market.[3]

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
Structure
Structure
3-D structure
3-D structure
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
Other names
HFA-134a
HFC-134a
R-134a
Norflurane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.011.252Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 212-377-0
KEGG
RTECS number
  • KI8842500
UNII
UN number 3159
  • InChI=1S/C2H2F4/c3-1-2(4,5)6/h1H2checkY
    Key: LVGUZGTVOIAKKC-UHFFFAOYSA-NcheckY
  • FCC(F)(F)F
Properties
C2H2F4
Molar mass 102.032g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Density 0.00425 g/cm3,gas
Melting point −103.3 °C (−153.9 °F; 169.8 K)
Boiling point −26.3 °C (−15.3 °F; 246.8 K)
0.15 wt%
Hazards
Occupational safety and health(OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Asphyxiant
GHSlabelling:
GHS04: Compressed Gas
Warning
H280
P410+P403
NFPA 704(fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
1
0
1
Flash point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
Related compounds
Difluoromethane
Pentafluoroethane
Related compounds
 1-Chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Supplementary data page
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (data page)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Uses

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1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is anon-flammablegas used primarily as a "high-temperature" refrigerant for domesticrefrigerationandautomobile air conditioners.These devices began using 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane in the early 1990s as a replacement for the more environmentally harmfulR-12.Retrofit kits are available to convert units that were originally R-12-equipped.

Boiling of Tetrafluoroethane liquid when exposed to normal atmospheric pressure and temperature.

Other common uses include plastic foam blowing, as a cleaning solvent, a propellant for the delivery of pharmaceuticals (e.g.bronchodilators), wine cork removers,gas dusters( "canned air" ), and in air driers for removing the moisture fromcompressed air.1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane has also been used to cool computers in someoverclockingattempts. It is the refrigerant used in plumbing pipe freeze kits. It is also commonly used as a propellant forairsoftairguns. The gas is often mixed with a silicone-based lubricant.

Aspirational and niche applications

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1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is also being considered as anorganic solvent,both in liquid andsupercritical fluid.[4][5] [6]

It is used in theresistive plate chamberparticle detectorsin theLarge Hadron Collider.[7][8]It is also used for other types of particle detectors, e.g. somecryogenic particle detectors.[9]It can be used as an alternative tosulfur hexafluorideinmagnesiumsmeltingas ashielding gas.[10]

History and environmental impacts

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1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane was introduced in the early 1990s as a replacement fordichlorodifluoromethane (R-12),which has massive ozone depleting properties.[11]Even though 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane has insignificant ozone depletion potential (ozone layer) and negligible acidification potential (acid rain), it has a 100-yearglobal warming potential(GWP) of 1430 and an approximateatmospheric lifetimeof 14 years.[1]Its concentration in the atmosphere and contribution toradiative forcinghave been growing since its introduction. Thus it was included in theIPCC list of greenhouse gases.[12]

HFC-134a measured by the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) in the lower atmosphere (troposphere) at stations around the world. Abundances are given as pollution free monthly mean mole fractions inparts-per-trillion.
HFC-134a atmospheric concentration since year 1995.

R-134a began being phased out from use in theEuropean Union,starting in the mid 2010s, by a directive of 2006, recommending the replacement of gases in air conditioning systems with a GWP above 100.[13]

1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane is subject to use restrictions in the US and other countries as well. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has proposed that it be best replaced by a new fluorochemical refrigerantHFO-1234yf(CF3CF=CH2) in automobile air-conditioning systems.[14]As of model year 2021, newly manufactured light-duty vehicles in the United States no longer use R-134a.[3]

California may also prohibit the sale of canned R-134a to individuals to avoid non-professional recharge of air conditioners.[15]A ban had been in place in Wisconsin since October 1994 under ATCP 136 prohibiting sales of container sizes holding less than 15 lbs of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, but this restriction applied only when the chemical was intended to be a refrigerant. However, the ban was lifted in Wisconsin in 2012.[16]During the time that it was active, this Wisconsin-specific ban contained loopholes. For example, it was legal for a person to purchasegas dustercontainers with any amount of the chemical because in that instance the chemical is neither intended to be a refrigerant [16]nor is HFC-134a included in the § 7671a listing of class I and class II substances.[17]

Production and reactions

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Tetrafluoroethane is typically made by reactingtrichloroethylenewithhydrogen fluoride:[18]

CHCl=CCl2+ 4 HF → CF3CH2F + 3 HCl

It reacts with butyllithium to give trifluorovinyl lithium:[19]

CF3CH2F + 2 BuLi → CF2=CFLi + LiF + 2 BuH

Safety

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R-134a cylinder

Mixtures with air of the gas 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane are notflammableat atmospheric pressure and temperatures up to 100 °C (212 °F). However, mixtures with high concentrations of air at elevated pressure and/or temperature can beignited.[20]Contact of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane with flames or hot surfaces in excess of 250 °C (482 °F) may cause vapordecompositionand the emission oftoxicgases includinghydrogen fluorideandcarbonyl fluoride,[21]however the decomposition temperature has been reported as above 370 °C.[22]1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane itself has anLD50of 1,500 g/m3in rats, making it relatively non-toxic, apart from the dangers inherent toinhalant abuse.Its gaseous form is denser than air and will displace air in the lungs. This can result inasphyxiationif excessively inhaled.[23][24]This contributes to most deaths byinhalant abuse.

Aerosol cans containing 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, when inverted, become effective freeze sprays. Under pressure, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane is compressed into a liquid, which upon vaporization absorbs a significant amount ofthermal energy.As a result, it will greatly lower the temperature of any object it contacts as it evaporates.

Freon 134a refrigerant for car AC

Medical use

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For its medical uses, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane has thegeneric namenorflurane. It is used as propellant for some metered doseinhalers.[25]It is considered safe for this use.[26][27][28]In combination withpentafluoropropane,it is used as a topicalvapocoolantspray for numbingboilsbeforecurettage.[29][30]It has also been studied as a potentialinhalational anesthetic,[31]but it is nonanaesthetic at doses used in inhalers.[26]

See also

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References

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