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Sigma-Aldrich

Perfluorooctane

98%

Synonym(s):

Octadecafluorooctane

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Linear Formula:
CF3(CF2)6CF3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
438.06
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.3 (lit.)

bp

103-104 °C (lit.)

mp

−25 °C (lit.)

density

1.766 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

FC(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C8F18/c9-1(10,3(13,14)5(17,18)7(21,22)23)2(11,12)4(15,16)6(19,20)8(24,25)26

InChI key

YVBBRRALBYAZBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Perfluorooctane is a polyfluoroalkyl substance. Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), a 6-carbon perfluoroalkyl is an alternate of perfluorooctane. Phase behavior of semifluorinated n-alkanes in perfluorooctane has been studied .

Perfluorooctane, an oxygen carrier, is an alkane that is used as a solvent for dissolving gaseous solutes.

Application

Perfluorooctane may be used in chemical synthesis.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S R de Solla et al.
Environment international, 39(1), 19-26 (2012-01-03)
Per- and poly-fluorinated compounds (PFCs), which include perfluorinated carboxylates (PFCAs) and sulfonates (PFSAs) and various precursors, are used in a wide variety of industrial, commercial and domestic products. This includes aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), which is used by military
Jiang Qian et al.
Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS, 46(1), 1-11 (2010-10-22)
Strong non-covalent interactions such as biotin-avidin affinity play critical roles in protein/peptide purification. A new type of 'fluorous' (fluorinated alkyl) affinity approach has gained popularity due especially to its low level of non-specific binding to proteins/peptides. We have developed a
Xiaohui Liu et al.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 25(7), 1294-1301 (2011-05-18)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) are anthropogenic compounds manufactured since the 1950s and are distributed worldwide. Now, the pollutants are being challenged by entering into the brain and the toxic effect on the central nervous system due to calcium
Lee Kiang et al.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 130(4), 487-492 (2012-04-12)
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Vicente Martínez-Castillo et al.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 32(7), 1350-1355 (2012-03-15)
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