tetrafluoroethylene

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance colorless gas
gptkbp:aroma faintly sweet
gptkbp:autoignitionTemperature 530 °C
gptkbp:boilingPoint -76.3 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 116-14-3
gptkbp:category greenhouse gases
alkenes
organofluorides
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C2F4
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:density 1.52 g/L (at 0 °C, 1 atm)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Fritz_Scheele
gptkb:Fritz_Schloffer
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1938
gptkbp:flammability extremely flammable gas
gptkbp:GHSClassification Acute toxicity, Category 3 (inhalation)
Carcinogenicity, Category 2
Flammable gases, Category 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tetrafluoroethylene
gptkbp:incompatibility gptkb:alkaline_earth_metals
alkali metals
oxidizing agents
gptkbp:IUPACName ethene, tetrafluoro-
gptkbp:meltingPoint -142.5 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 100.016 g/mol
gptkbp:NFPA704 2
4
gptkbp:primaryUse monomer for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
production of fluoropolymers
gptkbp:producedBy pyrolysis of chlorodifluoromethane
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:polytetrafluoroethylene
gptkb:hexafluoropropylene
gptkbp:riskFactor toxic
highly flammable
suspected carcinogen
gptkbp:solubility insoluble
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:storage stored under pressure in cylinders
gptkbp:UNNumber gptkb:UN_1081
gptkbp:uses copolymerization with other fluoromonomers
manufacture of fluorinated elastomers
gptkbp:vaporPressure >1 atm (at 25 °C)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Teflon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5