Carbonyl fluoride

RTECS #

FG6125000

CAS #

353-50-4
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods

Updated

September 2013

Molecular Weight

66.01

Molecular Formula

CF₂O

Synonyms

Carbon difluoride oxide
Carbon fluoride oxide
Carbon oxyfluoride
Carbonic difluoride (9CI)
Carbonyl difluoride
Carbonyl fluoride (ACGIH)
Difluoroformaldehyde
Difluorooxomethane
Fluophosgene
Fluoroformyl fluoride
Fluorophosgene
RCRA waste number U033

Acute Toxicity Data and References

Route/Organism	Dose	Effect	Reference
inhalation/rat	lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 360 ppm/1H	Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Consolidation Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Fibrosis (interstitial) Liver: Fatty liver degeneration	AIHAAP 29,41,1968

Reviews

Organization	Standard	Reference
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)	Threshold Limit Value-time-weighted average 2 ppm;short term exposure limit 5 ppm	DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2013
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)	Threshold Limit Value-time-weighted average 2.5 mg(F)/m3	DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2013
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)	Threshold Limit Value-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen	DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2013
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW		REPTED 29,1,2010

Standards and Regulations

Organization	Standard	Reference
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN check ACGIH TLV;
Occupational Exposure Limit IN SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
Occupational Exposure Limit-AUSTRALIA	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5 mg/m³), short term exposure limit 5 ppm (13 mg/m³), JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit-AUSTRALIA	time-weighted average 2.5 mg(F)/m³, JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit-BELGIUM	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5.5 mg/m³), short term exposure limit 5 ppm (13 mg/m³), MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-BELGIUM	time-weighted average 2.5 mg(F)/m³, MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-DENMARK	time-weighted average 2 ppm (6 mg/m³), MAY2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-FINLAND	short term exposure limit 2 ppm (5.5 mg/m³), NOV2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-FRANCE	VME 2 ppm (5 mg/m³), FEB2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-HUNGARY	time-weighted average 2.5 mg(F)/m³, short term exposure limit 10 mg(F)/m³, Skin, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit-ICELAND	time-weighted average 2 ppm (6 mg/m³), NOV2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-KOREA	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5 mg/m³), short term exposure limit 5 ppm (15 mg/m³), 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-MEXICO	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5 mg/m³);short term exposure limit 5 ppm (15 mg/m³), 2004
Occupational Exposure Limit-NEW ZEALAND	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5.4 mg/m³); short term exposure limit 5 ppm (13 mg/m³), JAN2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-NORWAY	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5 mg/m³), JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-PERU	time-weighted average 2 ppm (5,4 mg/m³); short term exposure limit 5 ppm (13,5 mg/m³), JUL2005
Occupational Exposure Limit-POLAND	MAC(time-weighted average) 1 mg(HF)/m³, MAC(short term exposure limit) 3 mg(HF)/m³, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-SWITZERLAND	MAK-week 2 ppm (5 mg/m³), JAN2011

NIOSH Documentation and Surveillance

Organization	Standard	Reference
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO CARBONYL FLUORIDE-air	10H time-weighted average 2 ppm;short term exposure limit 5 ppm	NIOSH* DHHS #95-121,1995

Status in Federal Agencies

Organization	Reference
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001
On EPA IRIS database

Page last reviewed: November 16, 2018

Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health