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Melting point / freezing point

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Various public data in good agreement with each other, including several peer-reviewed sources.

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2005
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
International Chemical Safety Cards BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE ICSC: 0837
Author:
NIOSH
Year:
1998
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Molecular Shape and Rotational Freedom in the Tetrahalogenated Methans in the Solid State
Author:
Miller RC, Smyth CP
Year:
1956
Bibliographic source:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Vapor Pressures and Freezing Points of 30 Organics
Author:
McDonald RA, Shrader SA, Stull DR
Year:
1959
Bibliographic source:
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Freezing Point and Vapor Pressure Data for Solutions of Carbon Dioxide with Some Halogen Substituted Methanes
Author:
De Vries T, Vanderkooi WN
Year:
1953
Bibliographic source:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
not indicated
Author:
Daubert TE, Danner RP
Year:
1989
Bibliographic source:
EPIsuite v4.10 experimental MPBP database

Materials and methods

GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Bromotrifluoromethane
EC Number:
200-887-6
EC Name:
Bromotrifluoromethane
Cas Number:
75-63-8
Molecular formula:
CBrF3
IUPAC Name:
bromotrifluoromethane

Results and discussion

Melting / freezing pointopen allclose all
Melting / freezing pt.:
-168 °C
Remarks on result:
other: Assumed to be at 101.3 kPa
Melting / freezing pt.:
-175.5 °C
Melting / freezing pt.:
ca. -174.5 °C
Melting / freezing pt.:
-168 °C
Melting / freezing pt.:
-172 °C

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Available literature data indicate that the melting point of Bromotrifluoromethane ranges from -175.5°C to -168°C.
Executive summary:

Available literature data indicate that the melting point of Bromotrifluoromethane ranges from -175.5°C to -168°C.