Carbonyl fluoride |
Synonyms & Trade Names Carbon difluoride oxide, Carbon fluoride oxide, Carbon oxyfluoride, Carbonyl difluoride, Fluoroformyl fluoride, Fluorophosgene |
CAS No. 353-50-4 |
RTECS No. FG6125000 |
DOT ID & Guide 2417 125 |
FormulaCOF2 |
Conversion 1 ppm = 2.70 mg/m3 |
IDLH N.D.
See: IDLH INDEX |
Exposure Limits NIOSH REL: TWA 2 ppm (5 mg/m3) ST 5 ppm (15 mg/m3)
OSHA PEL†: none |
Measurement Methods
None available
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods |
Physical Description Colorless gas with a pungent and very irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.] |
MW: 66.0 |
BP: -118°F |
FRZ: -173°F |
Sol: Reacts |
VP: 55.4 atm |
IP: 13.02 eV |
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Fl.P: NA |
UEL: NA |
LEL: NA |
RGasD: 2.29 |
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| Nonflammable Gas |
Incompatibilities & Reactivities Heat, moisture, hexafluoroisopropyl-ideneamino-lithium [Note: Reacts with water to form hydrogen fluoride & carbon dioxide.] |
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 |
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Personal Protection/Sanitation (See protection codes)
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
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Respirator Recommendations Not available.
Important additional information about respirator selection |
| See also: INTRODUCTION See ICSC CARD: 0633
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