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| Preferred IUPAC name 1,3-Difluoropropan-2-ol | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.561 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C3H6F2O | |||
| Molar mass | 96.077 g·mol−1 | ||
| Density | 1.24 g/cm3 (at 25 °C)[1] | ||
| Boiling point | 54 to 55 °C (129 to 131 °F; 327 to 328 K) | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Flash point | 42 °C (108 °F; 315 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
1,3-Difluoro-2-propanol is ametabolic poison which disrupts thecitric acid cycle and is used as arodenticide, similar tosodium fluoroacetate. It is the main ingredient (along with 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-propanol) in the rodenticide productGliftor which was widely used in the former USSR[2][3][4] and still approved in China.[5]