Pentafluoroethyl iodide

Pentafluoroethyl iodide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Pentafluoro(iodo)ethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	354-64-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9259 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.970
EC Number	206-566-7;
PubChem CID	9636;
UNII	0E13B713QU;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8040149 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2F5I/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Key: UXPOJVLZTPGWFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2F5I/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Key: UXPOJVLZTPGWFX-UHFFFAOYAR;
	SMILES C(C(F)(F)I)(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2F5I
Molar mass	245.918 g·mol−1
Appearance	pungent colourless gas
Density	2.085 g·cm−3
Melting point	−92 °C (−134 °F; 181 K)
Boiling point	12–13 °C (54–55 °F; 285–286 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H280, H315, H319, H335, H336
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
Supplementary data page
	Pentafluoroethyl iodide (data page)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a suggested component of a fire-extinguishing composition.^[2] It is a very dense gas.

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Pentafluoroethyl iodide can be produced by electrochemical fluorination of 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane.^[3]

{\ce {2 C2F4I2 + 2 HF -> C2F5I + I2 + H2}}

{\ce {5 C2F4 + 2 I2 + IF5 -> 5 C2F5I}}

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Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a pungent colourless gas^[1] and an anesthetic.^[5]^[6]

Pentafluoroethyl iodide is an intermediate of preparing other compounds.^[7]^[8]^[9]

[1]
Record of Pentafluoriodethan in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2019-01-07.
[2]
US patent application 20010048094
[3]
Bernd Baasner (2014). Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry Vol. E 10a, 4th Edition Supplement Organo-Fluorine Compounds - Fluorinating Agents and Their Application in Organic Synthesis. Georg Thieme Verlag. p. 47,318. ISBN 978-3-13-181544-6.
[4]
R.E. Banks, B.E. Smart, J.C. Tatlow (2013). Organofluorine Chemistry Principles and Commercial Applications. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-4899-1202-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[5]
Maynard B. Chenoweth (2012). Modern Inhalation Anesthetics. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 424. ISBN 978-3-642-65055-0.
[6]
Ernst W. Alther (2013). Pharmacology of Fluorides. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 538. ISBN 978-3-662-25198-0.
[7]
Google Patents: US3351671A - Preparation of pentafluoroiodoethane - Google Patents, retrieved 7 January 2019.
[8]
Alexander Schönberg (2012). Preparative Organic Photochemistry. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 174. ISBN 978-3-642-87918-0.
[9]
Google Patents: US20080200735A1 - Catalyst for the synthesis of CF3I and CF3CF2I - Google Patents, retrieved 7 January 2019.

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