Chloropentafluoroethane

Synonyms

1-Chloro-1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoroethane; Chloropentafluoretano [Spanish]; Chloropentafluorethane [French]; Chloroperfluoroethane; F-115; FC 115; FKW 115; Fluorocarbon-115; Freon 115; Genetron 115; Halocarbon 115; Monochloropentafluoroethane; Pentafluorochloroethane; Pentafluoroethyl chloride; Perfluoroethyl chloride; Propellant 115; R 115; Refrigerant 115; [ChemIDplus] UN1020

Category

Chlorofluorocarbons

Description

Colorless gas with a slight, ethereal odor; Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas; [NIOSH]

Sources/Uses

CFC-115 has been used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant; [ACGIH]

Comments

See "CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS"; Possible frostbite from contact with liquid; [ICSC]

See CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS

Biomedical References

Insufficient data

1000 ppm

LC50 (rat) = 4,880,000 mg/m3/4h

Acute solvent syndrome

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Other Poison

Simple Asphyxiant

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asphyxiation, simple
• Solvents, acute toxic effect