NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Vinyl fluoride CAS 75-02-5
CH2=CHF RTECS YZ7351000
Synonyms & Trade Names
Fluoroethene, Fluoroethylene, Monofluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride monomer
DOT ID & Guide
1860 116P (inhibited)
Exposure
Limits
NIOSH REL: TWA 1 ppm C 5 ppm [use 1910.1017]
OSHA PEL: none
IDLH N.D. Conversion 1 ppm = 1.89 mg/m3
Physical Description
Colorless gas with a faint, ethereal odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]
MW: 46.1
BP: -98°F
FRZ: -257°F
Sol: Insoluble
VP: 25.2 atm
IP: 10.37 eV
RGasD: 1.60

Fl.P: NA (Gas)
UEL: 21.7%
LEL: 2.6%

Flammable Gas
Incompatibilities & Reactivities
None reported [Note: Inhibited with 0.2% terpenes to prevent polymerization.]
Measurement Methods
None available
Personal Protection & Sanitation
Skin: Frostbite
Eyes: Frostbite
Wash skin: No recommendation
Remove: When wet (flammable)
Change: No recommendation
Provide: Frostbite
First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Frostbite
Skin: Frostbite
Breathing: Respiratory support

Respirator Recommendations NIOSH
Up to 10 ppm: (APF = 10) Any chemical cartridge respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s)/(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator
Up to 25 ppm: (APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode/(APF = 25) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s)
Up to 50 ppm: (APF = 50) Any chemical cartridge respirator with a full facepiece and organic vapor cartridge(s)/(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister/(APF = 50) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and organic vapor cartridge(s)/(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece/(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece
Up to 200 ppm: (APF = 2000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode/(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus
Escape: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact (liquid)
Symptoms Headache, dizziness, confusion, incoordination, narcosis, nausea, vomiting; liquid: frostbite
Target Organs central nervous system
See also: INTRODUCTION