All 16 Refrigerant Types + Lists Of Refrigerants (HFC, HC, HO, etc.) (2024)

For HVAC use, there are 100+ refrigerants on the market. Whenever you need to choose the right type of refrigerant, so many R-xxx (these are ASHRAE-designated numbers) can be quite messy. That’s why we have finally, once and for all, created an all-encompassing overview of refrigerants.

We have 16 different types of refrigerants in use today. First, we are going to look at the overview refrigerant type chart, listing all 16 types of refrigerants.

Further on, we have created refrigerant lists for every freon type; HCFC refrigerant list, HFC refrigerant list, HFO refrigerant list, and so on all along to the natural refrigerant list.

Here is the overview of 16 types of freon:

Refrigerant Type:Chemical Nomenclature:Atoms Present In Refrigerant:
HCFCHydroChloroFluoroCarbonsH, Cl, F, C
HCFOHydroChloroFluoroOlefinsH, Cl, F, C
HFCHydroFluoroCarbonsH, F, C
HFOHydroFluoroOlefinsH, F, C
HCCHydroChloroCarbonsH, Cl, C
HCOHydroChloroOlefinsH, Cl, C
HCHydroCarbonsH, C
HOHydroOlefinsF, C
CFCChloroFluoroCarbonsCl, F, C
CFOChloroFluoroOlefinsCl, F, C
PFCPerFluoroCarbonsF, C
PFOPerFluoroOlefinsF, C
PCCPerChloroCarbonsCl, C
PCOPerChloroOlefinsCl, C
HHalonsBr, Cl (in some but not all), F, H (in some but not all), C
Natural RefrigerantsVarious MoleculesNH3, He, Ar, O2, N2, Ne, Air, H2O, etc.

As we can see, the refrigerant type categorization is based on what atoms refrigerants are made out of.

Example: R-22 is an HCFC refrigerant (HydroChloroFluoroCarbon with molecular formula CHClF2) because it is comprised of:

  • Hydrogen atoms (H in CHClF2).
  • Chlorine atoms (Cl in CHClF2).
  • Fluorine atoms (F in CHClF2).
  • Carbon atoms (C in CHClF2).
All 16 Refrigerant Types + Lists Of Refrigerants (HFC, HC, HO, etc.) (1)

This is just to explain why we have these different types of refrigerant gases and liquids.

Let’s now look at all 16 categories of refrigerants type-by-type (they are color-coded, based on this chart above). We’ll start with the 1st HCFC refrigerant list, and move one-by-one to the 16th natural refrigerant list:

1. List Of HCFC Refrigerants

As mentioned above, HCFC or HydroChloroFluoroCarbon refrigerants are comprised of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon atoms. Here is the full HCFC freon list with common refrigerants like R-22, R-401A, and R-406A in bolded letters:

HCFC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-21DichlorofluoromethaneCHFCl2
R-22ChlorodifluoromethaneCHClF2
R-31ChlorofluoromethaneCH2FCl
R-1211,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1-fluoroethaneC2HFCl4
R-121a1,1,1,2-Tetrachloro-2-fluoroethaneC2HFCl4
R-1221,1,2-Trichloro-2,2-difluoroethaneC2HF2Cl3
R-122a1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2-difluoroethaneC2HF2Cl3
R-122b1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-difluoroethaneC2HF2Cl3
R-1232,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethaneC2HF3Cl2
R-123a1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethaneC2HF3Cl2
R-123b1,1-Dichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethaneC2HF3Cl2
R-1241-Chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethaneC2HF4Cl
R-124a1-Chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethaneC2HF4Cl
R-1311,1,2-Trichloro-2-fluoroethaneC2H2FCl3
R-131a1,1,2-Trichloro-1-fluoroethaneC2H2FCl3
R-131b1,1,1-Trichloro-2-fluoroethaneC2H2FCl3
R-132DichlorodifluoroethaneC2H2F2Cl2
R-132a1,1-Dichloro-2,2-difluoroethaneC2H2F2Cl2
R-132b1,2-Dichloro-1,1-difluoroethaneC2H2F2Cl2
R-132c1,1-Dichloro-1,2-difluoroethaneC2H2F2Cl2
R-1331-Chloro-1,2,2-TrifluoroethaneC2H2F3Cl
R-133a1-Chloro-2,2,2-TrifluoroethaneC2H2F3Cl
R-133b1-Chloro-1,1,2-TrifluoroethaneC2H2F3Cl
R-1411,2-Dichloro-1-fluoroethaneC2H3FCl2
R-141a1,1-Dichloro-2-fluoroethaneC2H3FCl2
R-141b1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethaneC2H3FCl2
R-142a1-Chloro-1,2-difluoroethaneC2H3F2Cl
R-142b1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethaneC2H3F2Cl
R-1511-Chloro-2-fluoroethaneC2H4ClF
R-151a1-Chloro-1-fluoroethaneC2H4ClF
R-2211,1,1,2,2,3-Hexachloro-3-fluoropropaneC3HFCl6
R-222PentachlorodifluoropropaneC3HF2Cl5
R-223TetrachlorotrifluoropropaneC3HF3Cl4
R-224TrichlorotetrafluoropropaneC3HF4Cl3
R-225DichloropentafluoropropaneC3HF5Cl2
R-226ChlorohexafluoropropaneC3HF6Cl
R-231PentachlorofluoropropaneC3H2FCl5
R-232TetrachlorodifluoropropaneC3H2F2Cl4
R-233TrichlorotrifluoropropaneC3H2F3Cl3
R-234DichlorotetrafluoropropaneC3H2F4Cl2
R-235ChloropentafluoropropaneC3H2F5Cl
R-241TetrachlorofluoropropaneC3H3FCl4
R-242TrichlorodifluoropropaneC3H3F2Cl3
R-243DichlorotrifluoropropaneC3H3F3Cl2
R-244ChlorotetrafluoropropaneC3H3F4Cl
R-251TrichlorofluoropropaneC3H4FCl3
R-252DichlorodifluoropropaneC3H4F2Cl2
R-253ChlorotrifluoropropaneC3H4F3Cl
R-261DichlorofluoropropaneC3H5FCl2
R-262ChlorodifluoropropaneC3H5F2Cl
R-271ChlorofluoropropaneC3H6FCl
R-401AR-22/152a/124 MixtureMixture
R-401BR-22/152a/124 MixtureMixture
R-401CR-22/152a/124 MixtureMixture
R-402AR-125/290/22 MixtureMixture
R-402BR-125/290/22 MixtureMixture
R-403AR-290/22/218 MixtureMixture
R-403BR-290/22/218 MixtureMixture
R-405AR-22/152a/142b/C318 MixtureMixture
R-406AR-22/600a/142b MixtureMixture
R-406BR-22/600a/142b MixtureMixture
R-408AR-125/143a/22 MixtureMixture
R-409AR-22/124/142b MixtureMixture
R-409BR-22/124/142b MixtureMixture
R-412AR-22/218/142b MixtureMixture
R-414AR-22/124/600a/142b MixtureMixture
R-414BR-22/124/600a/142b MixtureMixture
R-415AR-22/152a MixtureMixture
R-415BR-22/152a MixtureMixture
R-416AR-134a/124/600 MixtureMixture
R-418AR-290/22/152a MixtureMixture
R-420AR-134a/142b MixtureMixture
R-500R-12/152a MixtureMixture
R-501R-22/12 MixtureMixture
R-502R-22/115 MixtureMixture
R-503R-23/13 MixtureMixture
R-504R-32/115 MixtureMixture
R-505R-12/31 MixtureMixture
R-506R-31/114 MixtureMixture
R-509[A]R-22/218 MixtureMixture

2. List Of HCFO Refrigerants

The list of HCFO freons is much shorter than the list of HCFC freons. The “O” in HCFO stands for “olefin”; this is a molecular structure where double carbon-carbon bonds (C=C). It contains only these 5 freons:

HCFO Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-411AR-1270/22/152a MixtureMixture
R-411BR-1270/22/152a MixtureMixture
R-411CR-1270/22/152a MixtureMixture
R-1224yd(Z)-2,3,3,3,-Tetrafluoro-1-Chloropropene MixtureMixture
R-1233zd1-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene MixtureMixture

3. List Of HFC Refrigerants

HFC refrigerants are very commonly used. The list of HFC freons includes R-32, R-404A, R-407A freon, and so on. HFC stands for HydroFluoroCarbons; this means that HFC refrigerants are comprised of hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon atoms. Here’s the full list:

HFC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-23TrifluoromethaneCHF3
R-32DifluoromethaneCH2F2
R-41FluoromethaneCH3F
R-125PentafluoroethaneC2HF5
R-E125Pentafluorodimethyl etherC2HF5O
R-1341,1,2,2-TetrafluoroethaneC2H2F4
R-134a1,1,1,2-TetrafluoroethaneC2H2F4
R-E134Bis(difluoromethyl)etherC2H2F4O
R-1431,1,2-TrifluoroethaneC2H3F3
R-143a1,1,1-TrifluoroethaneC2H3F3
R-143mMethyl trifluoromethyl etherC2H3F3O
R-E143a2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl methyl etherC3H5F3O
R-1521,2-DifluoroethaneC2H4F2
R-152a1,1-DifluoroethaneC2H4F2
R-161FluoroethaneC2H5F
R-272DifluoropropaneC3H6F2
R-281FluoropropaneC3H6F2
R-404AR-125/143a/134a MixtureMixture
R-407AR-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-407BR-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-407CR-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-407DR-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-407ER-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-407FR-32/125/134a MixtureMixture
R-410AR-32/125 MixtureMixture
R-410BR-1270/22/152a MixtureMixture
R-413AR-218/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-417AR-125/134a/600 MixtureMixture
R-417BR-125/134a/E170 MixtureMixture
R-419AR-125/134a/E170 MixtureMixture
R-421AR-125/134a MixtureMixture
R-421BR-125/134a MixtureMixture
R-422AR-125/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-422BR-125/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-422CR-125/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-422DR-125/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-423AR-134a/227ea MixtureMixture
R-424AR-125/134a/600a/600/601a MixtureMixture
R-425AR-32/134a/227ea MixtureMixture
R-426AR-125/134a/600/601a MixtureMixture
R-427AR-32/125/143a/134a MixtureMixture
R-428AR-125/143a/290/600a MixtureMixture
R-429AR-E170/152a/600a MixtureMixture
R-430AR-152a/600a MixtureMixture
R-431AR-290/152a MixtureMixture
R-434AR-125/143a/134a/600a MixtureMixture
R-435AR-E170/152a MixtureMixture
R-437AR-125/134a/600/601 MixtureMixture
R-438AR-32/125/134a/600/601a MixtureMixture
R-439AR-32/125/600a MixtureMixture
R-440AR-290/134a/152a MixtureMixture
R-448AR-32/125/134a/1234ze/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-453AR-32/125/134a/227ea/600/601a MixtureMixture
R-458AR-32/125/134a/227ea/236fa MixtureMixture
R-507[A]R-125/143a MixtureMixture
R-508[A]R-23/116 MixtureMixture
R-508BR-23/116 MixtureMixture

4. List Of HFO Refrigerants

The quite novel R-1234yf freon, for example, is an HFO refrigerant. These freons include hydrogen atoms, flourine atoms, and olefins (or alkenes) – these are the double carbon-carbon bonds (C=C). Here is the full list of HFO freons:

HFO Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-449AR-32/R-125/134a/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-452BR-32/R-125/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-454AR-32/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-454BR-32/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-454CR-32/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-455AR-32/1234yf/744 MixtureMixture
R-456AR-32/134a/1234ze(E) MixtureMixture
R-457AR-32/152a/1234yf MixtureMixture
R-459AR-32/1234yf(E)/1234ze(E) MixtureMixture
R-513AR-1234yf/134a MixtureMixture
R-514AR-1336mzz-Z/trans-1,2-Dichloroethene(t-DCE) MixtureMixture
R-515BR-1234ze/227ea MixtureMixture
R-1132a1,1-DifluoroethyleneC2H2F2
R-1141FluoroethyleneC2H3F
R-1234yf2,3,3,3-TetrafluoropropeneC3H2F4
R-1234ze1,3,3,3-TetrafluoropropeneC3H2F4
HFO-1336mzz-Etrans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-buteneC4H2F6
HFO-1336mzz-Z (R1336mzz-Z) (DR-2)cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-buteneCF3CH=CHCF3(Z)

5. List Of HCC Refrigerants

HCC or HydroChloroCarbon refrigerants are comprised of hydrogen, chlorine, and carbon atoms (single bond, C-C). They usually have a very simple molecular structure. Here is the HCC freon list:

HCC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-20ChloroformCHCl3
R-30DichloromethaneCH2Cl2
R-40ChloromethaneCH3Cl
R-120PentachloroethaneC2HCl5
R-1301,1,2,2-TetrachloroethaneC2H2Cl4
R-130a1,1,1,2-TetrachloroethaneC2H2Cl4
R-1401,1,2-TrichloroethaneC2H3Cl3
R-140a1,1,1-TrichloroethaneC2H3Cl3
R-1501,2-DichloroethaneC2H4Cl2
R-150a1,1-DichloroethaneC2H4Cl2
R-160ChloroethaneC2H5Cl

6. List Of HCO Refrigerants

There are only 3 HCO refrigerants. They are comprised of hydrogen atoms, chlorine atoms, and olefins (double C=C bonds):

HCO Refrigerants:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-1120TrichloroethyleneC2HCl3
R-1130cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneC2H2Cl2
R-1140ChloroethyleneC2H3Cl

7. List Of HC Refrigerants

HC or HydroCarbon freons are primarily comprised of hydrogen and carbon atoms. In limited cases, we also have oxygen atoms (O) since HC refrigerants can be esters as well. Here is the HC freon list:

HC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-50MethaneCH4
R-170EthaneC2H6
R-E170Dimethyl etherCH3OCH3
R-290PropaneC3H8
R-436AR-290/600a MixtureMixture
R-436BR-290/600a MixtureMixture
R-441AR-170/290/600a/600 MixtureMixture
R-510[A]R-E170/600a MixtureMixture
R-511[A]R-290/E170 MixtureMixture
R-600ButaneC4H10
R-600aIsobutaneC4H10
R-601PentaneC5H12
R-601aIsopentaneC5H12
R-610EthoxyethaneCH3CH2OCH2CH3
R-611Methyl formateHCOOCH3

8. List Of HO Refrigerants

We only have 6 HO or hydroolefin refrigerants, here is the list:

HO Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-432AR-1270/E170 MixtureMixture
R-433AR-1270/290 MixtureMixture
R-433BR-1270/290 MixtureMixture
R-433CR-1270/290 MixtureMixture
R-1150EtheneCH2=CH2
R-1270PropeneC3H6

9. List Of CFC Refrigerants

We have quite a few CFC refrigerants. In addition to carbon atoms and olefins, CFCs also include chlorine and fluorine atoms. The notable exception are hydrogen atoms; namely, CFCs don’t include hydrogen atoms (H) in their molecular formula. Here is the CFC refrigerant list:

CFC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-11TrichlorofluoromethaneCCl3F
R-12DichlorodifluoromethaneCCl2F2
R-13ChlorotrifluoromethaneCClF3
R-111PentachlorofluoroethaneC2FCl5
R-1121,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethaneC2F2Cl4
R-1131,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethaneC2F3Cl3
R-1141,2-DichlorotetrafluoroethaneC2F4Cl2
R-115ChloropentafluoroethaneC2F5Cl
R-2111,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloro-3-fluoropropaneC3FCl7
R-212HexachlorodifluoropropaneC3F2Cl6
R-2131,1,1,3,3-Pentachloro-2,2,3-trifluoropropaneC3F3Cl5
R-2141,2,2,3-Tetrachloro-1,1,3,3-tetrafluoropropaneC3F4Cl4
R-2151,1,1-Trichloro-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropaneC3F5Cl3
R-2161,2-Dichloro-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropaneC3F6Cl2
R-2171-Chloro-1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropaneC3F7Cl
R-C316DichlorohexafluorocyclobutaneC4Cl2F6
R-C317ChloroheptafluorocyclobutaneC4ClF7
R-400R-12/114 MixtureMixture
CFCChloroFluoroCarbonsCl, F, C
CFCChloroFluoroCarbonsCl, F, C

10. List Of CFO Refrigerants

We only have two CFO refrigerants – R-1112a and R-1113. Here is their chemical name and molecular formula:

CFO Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-1112a1,1-Dichloro-2,2-difluoroethyleneC2Cl2F2
R-1113ChlorotrifluoroethyleneC2ClF3

11. List Of PFC Refrigerants

PFO or PerFluoroCarbons refrigerants only include carbon and fluorine atoms. They have the highest fluorine content. Here is the PFC list:

PFC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-14TetrafluoromethaneCF4
R-116HexafluoroethaneC2F6
R-218OctafluoropropaneC3F8
R-C318OctafluorocyclobutaneC4F8
R-3-1-10DecafluorobutaneC4F10
R-4-1-12DodecafluoropentaneC5F12
R-5-1-14TetradecafluorohexaneC6F14

12. List Of PFO Refrigerants

PFOs are basically the same as PFC refrigerants. The only difference is that we have some double carbon-carbon bonds (C=C) while PFCs only have single carbon-carbon bonds (C-C). Here is the list:

PFO Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-1114TetrafluoroethyleneC2F4
R-1216HexafluoropropyleneC3F6
R-1218Hexafluoropropene trimer(C3F6)3

13. List Of PCC Refrigerants

PCC refrigerants are comprised solemnly from carbon and clorine atoms. There are only 2 PCC freons on the market, here they are:

PCC Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-10Carbon tetrachlorideCCl4
R-110HexachloroethaneC2Cl6

14. List Of PCO Refrigerants

PCO were freons that contained high chlorine content with double carbon-carbon bonds (C=C). None of them are in use today.

15. List Of H Refrigerants

H or Halon (Halogen) refrigerants are comprised of hydrogen and halogens (these at from the 7th column in the period system of elements; atoms such as chlorine, fluorine, and bromine). Only H refrigerants contain bromine atoms. Here is the list:

H Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-12B1BromochlorodifluoromethaneCBrClF2
R-12B2DibromodifluoromethaneCBr2F2
R-13B1BromotrifluoromethaneCBrF3
R-22B1BromodifluoromethaneCHBrF2
R-114B2DibromotetrafluoroethaneC2F4Br2
R-132bB21,2-Dibromo-1,1-difluoroethaneC2H2Br2F2
R-141B21,2-Dibromo-1-fluoroethaneC2H3Br2F

16. List Of Natural Refrigerants

Natural refrigerants are a special refrigerant category. They are not based on the atoms the freon consists of; rather, they are substances that be found in nature by themselves. These include ammonia, water, neon, nitrogen, oxygen, and even air. Here is the full list of natural freons:

Natural Refrigerant:Chemical Name:Molecular Formula:
R-630MethylamineCH3NH2
R-631EthylamineCH3CH2(NH2)
R-702HydrogenH2
R-704HeliumHe
R-717AmmoniaNH3
R-718WaterH2O
R-720NeonNe
R-728NitrogenN2
R-729AirMixture
R-732OxygenO2
R-740ArgonAr
R-744Carbon dioxideCO2
R-744ANitrous oxideN2O
R-764Sulfur dioxideSO2
R-784KryptonKr

This has been a categorical overview of the types of refrigerants and almost all freons from every category. Whenever you need to know what type of refrigerant you have (R-22, R-410A, R-134A, and so on), you can just look at these lists and simply check the freon type.

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