CH3F
34.033 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
FLUOROMETHANE
CAS593-53-3EC209-796-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
refrigerant and aerosol propellant
Fluoromethane, also known as methyl fluoride or Freon 41, is a non-toxic, liquefiable, and flammable gas at standard temperature and pressure. It is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine, and is primarily used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant.
refrigerantaerosol propellant
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Safety Reference
Danger
H220Extremely flammable gas
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
fluoromethane
InChIKey
NBVXSUQYWXRMNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CF
Synonyms (20)
- Carbon monofluoride polymer
- F 41
- FLUOROMETHANE
- Fluormethan
- Fluoro methyl group
- Fluorocarbon
- Fluoromethane, FC-41
- Fluoromethylidyne
- Freon 41
- HFC 41
- Methane, fluoro-
- Methyl fluoride
- Methylfluorid
- Methylidyne, fluoro-
- Monofluormethan
- R 41
- Refrigerant gas R 41
- carbon-fluorine