# NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Fluorotrichloromethane | CAS 75-69-4
CCl3F | RTECS PB6125000
Synonyms & Trade Names Freon® 11, Monofluorotrichloromethane, Refrigerant 11, Trichlorofluoromethane, Trichloromonofluoromethane | DOT ID & Guide
Exposure Limits | NIOSH REL: C 1000 ppm (5600 mg/m3)
OSHA PEL†: TWA 1000 ppm (5600 mg/m3)
IDLH 2000 ppm | Conversion 1 ppm = 5.62 mg/m3
Physical Description Colorless to water-white, nearly odorless liquid or gas (above 75°F).
MW: 137.4 | BP: 75°F | FRZ: -168°F | Sol(75°F): 0.1%
VP: 690 mmHg | IP: 11.77 eV | RGasD: 4.74 | Sp.Gr: 1.47 (Liquid at 75°F)
Fl.P: NA | UEL: NA | LEL: NA |
Noncombustible Liquid Nonflammable Gas
Incompatibilities & Reactivities Chemically-active metals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, powdered aluminum, zinc, magnesium & lithium shavings; granular barium
Measurement Methods NIOSH 1006
Personal Protection & Sanitation Skin: Prevent skin contact Eyes: Prevent eye contact Wash skin: No recommendation Remove: When wet or contaminated Change: No recommendation Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench | First Aid (See procedures) Eye: Irrigate immediately Skin: Water flush immediately Breathing: Respiratory support Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH/OSHA Up to 2000 ppm: (APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator/(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece 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, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Incoordination, tremor; dermatitis; cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest; asphyxia; liquid: frostbite
Target Organs Skin, respiratory system, cardiovascular system
See also: INTRODUCTION