Topic summary
Perfluorinated compound
A perfluorinated compound (PFC) or perfluoro compound is an organofluorine compound that lacks C-H bonds. Many perfluorinated compounds have properties that are quite different from their C-H containing analogues. Common functional groups in PFCs are −OH, perfluoroaldehydes and perfluoroketones=O, −CO−OH, −Cl, −O−, and −SO2−OH. Electrofluorination is the predominant method for PFC production. Due to their chemical stability, some of these perfluorinated compounds bioaccumulate.