Dichlorodifluoromethane

<p>Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas popularly known by the <a href="/facts/Generic_trademark/c9VgT8RG">genericized brand name</a> Freon (as Freon-12). It is a <a href="/facts/Chlorofluorocarbon/uLApxm7K">chlorofluorocarbon</a> <a href="/facts/Halomethane/R0lmPP5u">halomethane</a> (CFC) used as a <a href="/facts/Refrigerant/rI60t5zU">refrigerant</a> and <a href="/facts/Aerosol_spray/8SfNdfYs">aerosol spray propellant</a>. In compliance with the <a href="/facts/Montreal_Protocol/Hmf70BQK">Montreal Protocol</a>, its manufacture was banned in developed countries (non-article 5 countries) in 1996, and in developing countries (Article 5 countries) in 2010 out of concerns about its damaging effect on the <a href="/facts/Ozone_layer/v4KfjalC">ozone layer</a>. Its only allowed usage is as a  <a href="/facts/Fire_retardant/RkwChTJu">fire retardant</a> in submarines and aircraft. It is <a href="/facts/Soluble/kLE9h3Jb">soluble</a> in many <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic</a> <a href="/facts/Solvents/LoMPMz8S">solvents</a>. R-12 cylinders are colored white.
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Dichlorodifluoromethane open-in-new

Dichlorodifluoromethane