Perfluoropropionic acid (PFPrA) or pentafluoropropionic acid is the perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid with the formula CF₃CF₂CO₂H. It is a colorless liquid that is strongly acidic and soluble in water and polar organic solvents. A convenient, safe method for generating

tetrafluoroethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is a fluorocarbon with the chemical formula C2 F4. It is the simplest perfluorinated alkene. This gaseous species is used primarily in the industrial preparation of fluoropolymers. Properties Tetrafluoroethylene is a ...

is the

pyrolysis The pyrolysis (or devolatilization) process is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures, often in an inert atmosphere. It involves a change of chemical composition. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements ''py ...

of the

sodium salt Sodium salts are salts composed of a sodium cation and the conjugate base anion of some inorganic or organic acids. They can be formed by the neutralization of such acids with sodium hydroxide. Categorization Sodium salts can be categorized ...

of pentafluoropropionic acid:{{cite journal , doi = 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2016.10.004, title = Preparation of tetrafluoroethylene from the pyrolysis of pentafluoropropionate salts, year = 2017, last1 = Hercules, first1 = Daniel A., last2 = Parrish, first2 = Cameron A., last3 = Sayler, first3 = Todd S., last4 = Tice, first4 = Kevin T., last5 = Williams, first5 = Shane M., last6 = Lowery, first6 = Lauren E., last7 = Brady, first7 = Michael E., last8 = Coward, first8 = Robert B., last9 = Murphy, first9 = Justin A., last10 = Hey, first10 = Trevyn A., last11 = Scavuzzo, first11 = Anthony R., last12 = Rummler, first12 = Lucy M., last13 = Burns, first13 = Emory G., last14 = Matsnev, first14 = Andrej V., last15 = Fernandez, first15 = Richard E., last16 = McMillen, first16 = Colin D., last17 = Thrasher, first17 = Joseph S., journal = Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, volume = 196, pages = 107–116 :C₂F₅CO₂Na → C₂F₄ + CO₂ + NaF

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Perfluorocarboxylic acids