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Hexafluorobenzene

Hexafluorobenzene
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Hexafluorobenzene
Other names
Perfluorobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations HFB 1683438 ChEBIChemSpiderECHA InfoCard100.006.252EC Number
  • 206-876-2
101976 UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9
    Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9
    Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYAJ
  • Fc1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F
Properties C6F6Molar mass186.056 g·mol Appearance Colorless liquid Density1.6120 g/cm Melting point5.2 °C (41.4 °F; 278.3 K) Boiling point80.3 °C (176.5 °F; 353.4 K) 1.377 ViscositycP (1.200 mPa·s) (20 °C) 0.00 D (gas) Hazards GHS labelling: WarningH225P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243Flash point10 °C (50 °F; 283 K) Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexafluorobenzene, HFB or perfluorobenzene is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formulaC6F6. In this derivative of benzene, all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms. The technical uses of the compound are limited, although it has some specialized uses in the laboratory owing to distinctive spectroscopic properties.