1,1,2-Trifluoroethane Explained

1,1,2-Trifluoroethane or R-143, is a hydrofluorocarbon with formula . It is a colourless gas at room temperature. It is an asymmetrical isomer of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane. 1,1,2-Trifluoroethane has a global warming potential of 397 for 100 years.^[1]

1,1,2-Trifluoroethane can be obtained by the hydrogenation of 1,2-dichlorodifluoroethylene or chlorotrifluoroethylene.

See also

• • 1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
• 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

Notes and References

1. G. Myhre, D. Shindell et al.: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Hrsg.: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing, 24–39; Table 8.SM.16