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Carbonyl fluoride |
CAS 353-50-4 | ||
COF2 |
RTECS FG6125000 | ||
Synonyms & Trade Names Carbon difluoride oxide, Carbon fluoride oxide, Carbon oxyfluoride, Carbonyl difluoride, Fluoroformyl fluoride, Fluorophosgene |
DOT ID & Guide 2417 125 |
Exposure
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NIOSH REL: TWA 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) ST 5 ppm (15 mg/m3) | ||
OSHA PEL†: none | |||
IDLH N.D. See: IDLH INDEX | Conversion 1 ppm = 2.70 mg/m3 |
Physical Description Colorless gas with a pungent and very irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] |
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MW: 66.0 |
BP: -118°F |
FRZ: -173°F |
Sol: Reacts |
VP: 55.4 atm |
IP: 13.02 eV |
RGasD: 2.29 |
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Fl.P: NA |
UEL: NA |
LEL: NA |
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Nonflammable Gas | |||
Incompatibilities & Reactivities Heat, moisture, hexafluoroisopropyl-ideneamino-lithium [Note: Reacts with water to form hydrogen fluoride & carbon dioxide.] |
Measurement Methods None available See: NMAM or OSHA Methods |
Personal Protection & Sanitation (See protection) Skin: Frostbite Eyes: Frostbite Wash skin: No recommendation Remove: No recommendation Change: No recommendation Provide: Frostbite wash |
First Aid (See procedures) Eye: Frostbite Skin: Frostbite Breathing: Respiratory support |
Important additional information about respirator selection Respirator Recommendations Not available. |
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Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact | |
Symptoms Irritation eyes, skin, mucous membrane, respiratory system; eye, skin burns; lacrimation (discharge of tears); cough, pulmonary edema, dyspnea (breathing difficulty); chronic exposure: gastrointestinal pain, muscle fibrosis, skeletal fluorosis; liquid: frostbite | |
Target Organs
Eyes, skin, respiratory system, bone |
See also: INTRODUCTION See ICSC CARD: 0633 |