Chlorofluoromethane


Chlorofluoromethane or Freon 31 is the hydrochlorofluorocarbon with the formula CH2ClF. It is a colorless, odorless, flammable gas.

Uses

Pyrolysis of a mixture of dichlorofluoromethane and chlorofluoromethane gives hexafluorobenzene:
It was used as a refrigerant and has an ozone depletion potential of 0.02.

Additional data

Its crystal structure is monoclinic with space group P21 and lattice constants a = 6.7676, b = 4.1477, c = 5.0206, β = 108.205°.
At an altitude of 22 km, traces of chlorofluoromethane occur.