Topic summary
Hexafluorobenzene

Hexafluorobenzene
Perfluorobenzene
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChemCID
CompTox Dashboard(EPA)
- InChI=1S/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI=1/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYAJ
- Fc1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F
Refractive index (nD)
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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 In this derivative of benzene, all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms.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.