1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane (also called R-134 or HFC-134) is a

hydrofluorocarbon Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are synthetic organic compounds that contain fluorine and hydrogen atoms, and are the most common type of organofluorine compounds. Most are gases at room temperature and pressure. They are frequently used in air condit ...

, a fluorinated

alkane In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in whi ...

. It is an isomer of the more-used

1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (also known as norflurane ( INN), R-134a, Klea 134a, Freon 134a, Forane 134a, Genetron 134a, Green Gas, Florasol 134a, Suva 134a, HFA-134a, or HFC-134a) is a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and haloalkane refrigerant with th ...

(R-134a). It is used as a foam expansion agent and heat transfer fluid."1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) (2018)", ''Toxicology and Industrial Health'', 35, #3 (March 2019), pp. 196-203, .

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