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Perfluorobutane

Perfluorobutane
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Decafluorobutane
Other names
  • Perflubutane (USAN)
  • DFB
  • Halocarbon 610
  • R610
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBIChemSpiderECHA InfoCard100.005.983EC Number
  • 206-580-3
KEGGUNII
  • InChI=1S/C4F10/c5-1(6,3(9,10)11)2(7,8)4(12,13)14
    Key: KAVGMUDTWQVPDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C4F10/c5-1(6,3(9,10)11)2(7,8)4(12,13)14
    Key: KAVGMUDTWQVPDF-UHFFFAOYAC
  • C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)(F)F
Properties C4F10Molar mass238.028 g·mol Appearance Colorless gas Density
  • 11.21 g/L (gas)
  • 1.594 g/cm (liquid)
Melting point−128 °C (−198 °F; 145 K) Boiling point−1.7 °C (28.9 °F; 271.4 K) 1.5 mg/Llog P3.93 Vapor pressure330.3 kPa (47.91 psi) Viscosity0.01218 cPHazards Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS at Linde GasRelated 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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Perfluorobutane (PFB) is an inert, high-density colorless gas. It is a simple fluorocarbon with a n-butane skeleton and all the hydrogen atoms replaced with fluorine atoms.