Arsenic trifluoride

Arsenic trifluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Arsenic(III) fluoride
Other names
Arsenic trifluoride, trifluoroarsane, TL-156
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 232-060-0
RTECS number
  • CG5775000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/AsF3/c2-1(3)4 checkY
    Key: JCMGUODNZMETBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/AsF3/c2-1(3)4
    Key: JCMGUODNZMETBM-UHFFFAOYAJ
  • F[As](F)F
Properties
AsF3
Molar mass 131.9168 g/mol
Appearance colorless oily liquid
Density 2.666 g/cm3 (0 °C)[1]
Melting point −8.5 °C (16.7 °F; 264.6 K)
Boiling point 60.4 °C (140.7 °F; 333.5 K)
decomposes
Solubility soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene and ammonia solution
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Toxic, corrosive
GHS labelling:
GHS06: Toxic
Danger
H301, H311, H331
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 [1910.1018] TWA 0.010 mg/m3[2]
REL (Recommended)
 Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute][2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 Ca [5 mg/m3 (as As)][2]
Thermochemistry
-821.3 kJ/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Arsenic trifluoride is a chemical compound of arsenic and fluorine with the chemical formula AsF3. It is a colorless liquid which reacts readily with water.[3] Like other inorganic arsenic compounds, it is highly toxic.

  1. ^ Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
  2. ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0038". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.