2-Fluoroethanol

2-Fluoroethanol^[1]

Names
Other names Ethylene fluorohydrine
Identifiers
CAS Number	371-62-0
ChEMBL	ChEMBL115586
ChemSpider	9354
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	9737
InChI InChI=1S/C2H5FO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-2H2 Key: GGDYAKVUZMZKRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C2H5FO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-2H2 Key: GGDYAKVUZMZKRV-UHFFFAOYAT
SMILES FCCO
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H5FO
Molar mass	64.06 g·mol^−1
Density	1.1040 g cm^−3[1]
Melting point	−26.3 °C (−15.3 °F; 246.8 K)[1]
Boiling point	103.5 °C (218.3 °F; 376.6 K)[1]
Solubility in water	miscible[1]
Vapor pressure	19 mbar (15 °C)[1]
Acidity (pKa)	14.42[2]
Hazards
R-phrases	R10 R26/27/28
S-phrases	S36/37/39 S45
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (Median dose)	5 mg·kg^−1(Rat, oral)[3] 1.10 g·m^−3·10min^−1 (LC50, Mouse, Inhalation)[3] 0.20 g·m^−3·10min^−1 (LC50, Rat, Inhalation)[3]
Related compounds
Other anions	2-Chloroethanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

2-Fluoroethanol is the chemical compound with the formula CH₂FCH₂OH and the simplest fluorohydrin. This colorless liquid is one of the simplest stable fluorinated alcohols. It was developed for use as a rodenticide, insecticide, and acaricide. Owing to its easy oxidation to fluoroacetic acid, fluoroethanol is highly toxic (LD₅₀ = 10 mg/kg). The related difluoro- and trifluoroethanols are far less dangerous.^[4]

See also

• USEPA; EPA Chemical Profile. Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, Aug., 1999

References

1. Record of CAS RN 371-62-0 in the GESTIS Substance Database of the IFA, accessed on 18. February 2010.
2. 2-Fluoroethanol in the ChemIDplus database
3. MSDS from AlfaAesar
4. Günter Siegemund, Werner Schwertfeger, Andrew Feiring, Bruce Smart, Fred Behr, Herward Vogel, Blaine McKusick “Fluorine Compounds, Organic” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2007, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349