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Physico-chemical properties  

Dichloromethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silaneis a liquid at standard temperature and pressure, with a measured melting point of -67.7°C and a measured boiling point of 125°C at1013 hPa. It has a measured density of 1.27 g/cm3 at 20°C, a predicted viscosity of 0.5 mm2/s at 20°C and a predicted vapour pressure of 740 Pa at 25°C.

Dichloromethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silane is classified as a flammable liquid on the basis of a measured flash point of 34.7°C. The substance has a measured auto-ignition temperature of 398°C, and is not explosive and not oxidising on the basis of chemical structure.

In contact with water, dichloromethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silane reacts rapidly to produce methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanedioland hydrogen chloride according to the following equation:

CF3CH2CH2(CH3)SiCl2 + 2 H2O → CF3CH2CH2(CH3)Si(OH)+ 2 HCl

Therefore, requirements for testing of water-based physicochemical properties for the substance are waived on the basis of instability in water. The properties of the silanol hydrolysis product, methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanediol, are assessed instead.

Methyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanediolis predicted to be very soluble in water (> 10000 mg/l) with a predicted low log Kow value of 1.0. It is not surface active and does not undergo significant dissociation within the environmentally-relevant range. It is much less volatile than the parent substance (vapour pressure of hydrolysis product = 1.3 Pa at 25°C, predicted).

Silanediols may undergo condensation reactions to give siloxane dimers, oligomers and polymers, according to the scheme:

 

R2Si(OH)2      R2Si(OH)OSi(OH)R2      R2Si(OH)O[Si(R2)O]nSi(OH)R2

 

(where R is an alkyl or aryl side-chain)

 

The degree of condensation that will occur may vary with:

  • Concentration of the silanol; the greater the initial concentration, the greater the degree of condensation. Significant condensation is not expected at concentrations less than approximately 100 mg/l, but is dependent on specific conditions.
  • pH; the condensation reaction may be either acid or base catalysed.
  • Temperature.
  • Other species present.
  • Timescale
  • The nature of the R group