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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/chloropentafluoroethane",
  "slug": "chloropentafluoroethane",
  "name": "Chloropentafluoroethane",
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  "summary": "Chloropentafluoroethane is a listed direct-contact freezing agent. It is CFC-115, also controlled under the Montreal Protocol.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by fluorinating chlorinated hydrocarbons. Production has been phased out under the Montreal Protocol.",
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      "name": "1-chloro-1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoro-ethane",
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      "name": "1-Chloro-1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoroethane",
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      "name": "1-chloro-1,1,2,2,2-pentaluoroethane",
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      "name": "Arcton 115",
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    {
      "name": "BRN 1740329",
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    {
      "name": "CFC-115",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Chloropentafluoretano",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Chloropentafluorethane",
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    },
    {
      "name": "chloropentafluoro-ethane",
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      "name": "CHLOROPENTAFLUOROETHANE",
      "type": "common",
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    },
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      "name": "Chloropentafluoroethane or Regrigerant gas R 115",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Chloropentafluoroethane, >=98%",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Chloroperfluoroethane",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Controlled Substance<br>(Norflurane   EP  Impurity  N)",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ethane, chloropentafluoro-",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ethane,1-chloro-1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoro-",
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      "name": "FKW 115",
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    {
      "name": "Fluorocarbon 115",
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      "name": "Fluorocarbon-115",
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    {
      "name": "Freon #115",
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      "name": "Freon 115",
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    {
      "name": "Genetron 115",
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    {
      "name": "Halocarbon 115",
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    {
      "name": "HSDB 147",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "InChI=1/C2ClF5/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)",
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    },
    {
      "name": "MONOCHLOROPEN- 1-(P-CHLOROPHENOXY)-3,3-DIMETHYL-1-(1-TAFLUORETHANE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Monochloropentafluoroethane",
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    },
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      "name": "Norflurane EP Impurity N",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Pentafluorochloroethane",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pentafluoroethyl chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Perfluoroethyl chloride",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Propellant 115",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Refrigerant 115",
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    },
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      "name": "Chloropentafluoroethane",
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Chloropentafluoroethane\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/chloropentafluoroethane. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.479Z"
}