2,2-Difluoroethanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-28°C

Boiling point:

95 °C

Density 

1.296

refractive index 

1.338

Flash point:

3°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Store in freezer, under -20°C

solubility 

soluble in chloroform, ethanol.

form 

clear liquid

pka

13.00±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

1.296

BRN 

1731617

CAS DataBase Reference

359-13-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Difluoroethanol(359-13-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

2,2-Difluoroethanol (359-13-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,T

Risk Statements 

11-20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-36/37/39-45-60-37-33-26-7

RIDADR 

1987

Hazard Note 

Flammable

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29055900

MSDS

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2,2-Difluoroethanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless Liquid

Uses

2,2-Difluoroethanol is used as a chemical intermediates. It has wide applications in medicine and fluoropolymers.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 23, p. 985, 1980 DOI: 10.1021/jm00183a005

2,2-Difluoroethanol(359-13-7)Related Product Information

• CHLORODIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE
• Trifluoroacetic anhydride
• Ethyl trifluoroacetate
• Methyl pentafluoropropionate
• TRIMETHYLSILYL TRIFLUOROACETATE
• TRIFLUOROACETALDEHYDE ETHYL HEMIACETAL
• METHYL CHLORODIFLUOROACETATE
• Heptafluorobutyric anhydride
• THALLIUM(III) TRIFLUOROACETATE
• (R)-(-)-2,2,2-TRIFLUORO-1-(9-ANTHRYL)ETHANOL
• 2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHYL TRIFLUOROACETATE
• METHYL HEPTAFLUOROBUTYRATE
• 2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHYL P-TOLUENESULFONATE
• 2-METHOXY-2-PHENYL-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPIONITRILE
• ETHYL HEPTAFLUOROBUTYRATE
• Methyl trifluoroacetate
• Perfluoropropionic anhydride
• 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl acrylate