Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a suggested component of a
fire-extinguishing composition.
[US patent application 20010048094]
Production
Pentafluoroethyl iodide can be produced by
electrochemical fluorination Electrochemical fluorination (ECF), or electrofluorination, is a foundational organofluorine chemistry method for the preparation of fluorocarbon-based organofluorine compounds.G. Siegemund, W. Schwertfeger, A. Feiring, B. Smart, F. Behr, H. Voge ...
of
1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane.
:
2 C2F4I2 + 2 HF -> C2F5I + I2 + H2
It can also be produced by react
tetrafluoroethylene
Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is a fluorocarbon with the chemical formula C2 F4. It is the simplest perfluorinated alkene. This gaseous species is used primarily in the industrial preparation of fluoropolymers.
Properties
Tetrafluoroethylene is a ...
,
iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid at standard conditions that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...
and
iodine pentafluoride
Iodine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF5. It is one of the fluorides of iodine. It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellow. It is used as a fluorination reagent and even a solvent in special ...
.
:
5 C2F4 + 2 I2 + IF5 -> 5 C2F5I
Properties
Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a pungent colourless gas
and an
anesthetic
An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia — in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into two ...
.
Uses
Pentafluoroethyl iodide is an intermediate of preparing other compounds.
[Google Patents]
US3351671A - Preparation of pentafluoroiodoethane - Google Patents
retrieved 7 January 2019.[Google Patents]
US20080200735A1 - Catalyst for the synthesis of CF3I and CF3CF2I - Google Patents
retrieved 7 January 2019.
References
Organofluorides
Organoiodides
Anesthetics
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