0751. 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane [420-46-2] C ₂H ₃F ₃

See other HALOALKANES

0752. Pentafluorosulfur Peroxyacetate [60672-60-8] C ₂H ₃F ₅O ₃S

Hopkinson, M. J. et al., J. Fluorine Chem., 1976, 7, 505

The peroxyester and its homologues, like other fluoroperoxy compounds, are potentially explosive and may detonate on thermal or mechanical shock.

See related FLUORINATED PEROXIDES AND SALTS, PEROXYESTERS

0753. Potassium 1-Nitroethane-1-Oximate [3454-11-3] C ₂H ₃KN ₂O ₃

Rodd, 1965, Vol. 1B, 98

Isolated salts of 'nitrolic acids', produced by action of nitrous acid on 1-nitroalkanes, are explosive.

See related NITROALKANES, OXIMES

0754. Vinyllithium [917-57-7] C ₂H ₃Li

Juenge, E. C. et al., J. Org. Chem., 1961, 26, 564

When freshly prepared, it is violently pyrophoric but on storage it becomes less reactive and slow to ignite in air, possibly owing to polymerisation.

See related ALKYLMETALS

0755. Acetonitrile (Ethanenitrile) [75-05-8] C ₂H ₃N

NSC 683, 1981; FPA H108, 1981; HCS 1980, 104

RSC Lab. Hazard Data Sheet No. 31, 1984

A moderately endothermic compound ( +53.1 kJ/mol, 1.29 kJ/g) which, though reactive, does not exhibit inherent instability under normal conditions.