Main-Product

Product Models
Insights
Solutions
Product
Chlorodifluoromethane
Product Categories, Description and Properties
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Functional Organic Products
Sub-Family
Alkyl Halides
Link

Description

Chlorodifluoromethane or difluoromonochloromethane is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC). This colorless gas is better known as HCFC-22, or R-22. It is commonly used as a propellant and refrigerant. R-22 is a versatile intermediate in industrial organofluorine chemistry, e.g. as a precursor to tetrafluoroethylene. R-22 cylinders are colored light green.

R-22 is prepared from chloroform:

HCCl3 + 2 HF → HCF2Cl + 2 HCl


An important application of R-22 is as a precursor to tetrafluoroethylene. This conversion involves pyrolysis to give difluorocarbene, which dimerizes:[4]

2 CHClF2 → C2F4 + 2 HCl

 

Source: Infogalactic,  Chlorodifluoromethane

Please login/register for full access
Insight Articles

Your insights will be shown here

Building Block / Value Chain - Info
Value Chain-I
Ethylene
Value Chain-II
Chlorine
Properties
Status
A
Unit of Measure
Metric Ton
Physical State

Gas

System Info
Update by
UserPic  Kokel, Nicolas
Last Update
8/4/2024 2:49 PM
Added
8/3/2024 11:05 AM
Products Picture
Chlorodifluoromethane Molecule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorodifluoromethane
  Product Communicator
 (*=Default)
Product Title Date
  UserPic *Chlorodifluoromethane Chlorodifluoromethane added 8/3/2024