# Trifluoroethylene

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Trifluoroethylene Names IUPAC name Trifluoroethene Identifiers CAS Number 359-11-5 3D model (JSmol) Interactive image ChemSpider 9284 ECHA InfoCard 100.006.025 EC Number 206-626-2 PubChem CID 9665 UNII Z2866M3Z1A CompTox Dashboard (EPA) DTXSID4059887 InChI InChI=1S/C2HF3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H Key: MIZLGWKEZAPEFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILES C(=C(F)F)F Properties Chemical formula C2HF3 Molar mass 82.025 g·mol−1 Appearance Colourless gas Density 1.26 g/cm3 (liquid, at –70 °C)[1] Boiling point −51 °C (−60 °F; 222 K) Solubility soluble in ether, slightly soluble in ethanol[1] Hazards GHS labelling:[2] Pictograms Signal word Danger Hazard statements H220, H280 Precautionary statements P203, P210, P222, P280, P377, P381, P403, P410+P403 Related compounds Related Vinyl halides Vinyl fluoride, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, trichloroethylene Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

**Trifluoroethylene** (abbreviated as **TrFE**[3]) is an [organofluoride](/source/Organofluoride) compound with the chemical formula C2HF3. It is a colourless gas.[1] TrFE can polymerise to form [poly(trifluoroethylene)](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poly(trifluoroethylene)&action=edit&redlink=1) (PTrFE). It can also form [copolymers](/source/Homopolymer) with other monomers, such as [vinylidene fluoride](/source/Vinylidene_fluoride) to form a co-polymer that is used to produce [ferroelectric materials](/source/Ferroelectric_material).[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-crc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-crc_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-crc_1-2) Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-500

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Trifluoroethylene"](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9665#section=Safety-and-Hazards). *pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Colpaert, Maxime; Banerjee, Sanjib; Ladmiral, Vincent; Ono, Taizo; Améduri, Bruno (2018). "Synthesis and properties of poly(trifluoroethylene) *via* a persistent radical mediated polymerization of trifluoroethylene". *Polymer Chemistry*. **9** (7): 894–903. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1039/c7py02018j](https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc7py02018j).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bouad, Vincent; Guerre, Marc; Zeliouche, Sami; Améduri, Bruno; Totée, Cédric; Silly, Gilles; Poli, Rinaldo; Ladmiral, Vincent (2021). ["NMR investigations of polytrifluoroethylene (PTrFE) synthesized by RAFT"](https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03188630/file/423-10.1039-D0PY01753A-accepted.pdf) (PDF). *Polymer Chemistry*. **12** (15): 2293–2304. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1039/d0py01753a](https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fd0py01753a).

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