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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
March 9, 2009
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: No date on GLP and limited description of method

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2009
Report date:
2009
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) JACC No. 52,
Author:
ECETOC
Year:
2006
Bibliographic source:
ECETOC, Brussels, Belgium (October, 2006)
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Fluorinated aliphatics compounds.
Author:
Smart, BE and Fernandez, RE
Year:
2000
Bibliographic source:
Kirk-Othmer's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Guideline:
other: physical observation
Deviations:
no
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Physical observation, substance is a gas with a very low boiling point (-47.4 deg C)
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
1,1,1-trifluoroethane
EC Number:
206-996-5
EC Name:
1,1,1-trifluoroethane
Cas Number:
420-46-2
Molecular formula:
C2H3F3
IUPAC Name:
1,1,1-trifluoroethane

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
gaseous
Form / colour / odour
Form:
liquified gas
Colour:
colorless
Odour:
odourless
Substance type:
organic

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
HFC-143a is a colorless gas by observation
Executive summary:

HFC-143a is a colorless gas by observation