Perfluorooctane

Structural formula
General
Surname	Perfluorooctane
other names	Octadecafluorooctane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-octadecafluorooctane; PF5080;
Molecular formula	C 8 F 18
Brief description	colorless to yellowish liquid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	206-199-2
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.637
PubChem	9387
Wikidata	Q421426
properties
Molar mass	438.06 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.766 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	−25 ° C
boiling point	103-104 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water
Refractive index	1.282 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases	H: no H-phrases
	P: no P-phrases
Global warming potential	8456 (based on 100 years)
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Perfluorooctane is a chemical compound from the group of perfluorocarbons .

properties

Perfluorooctane is a colorless to yellowish liquid that is insoluble in water.

use

Perfluorooctane (like perfluorodecalin ) is used in the surgical treatment of retinal detachment on the eye as a mechanical aid to press the retina against the eyeball without wrinkles.

Analytics

Perfluorooctane can be detected using mass spectrometry . Plasma-based methods such as APCI or DBDI are suitable as ionization .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h data sheet perfluorooctane, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on November 10, 2012 ( PDF ).
↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-420.
↑ G. Myhre, D. Shindell et al .: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis . Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Ed .: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing, pp. 24-39; Table 8.SM.16 ( PDF ).
↑ Günter Fred Fuhrmann: Toxicology for Natural Scientists: Introduction to Theoretical and ... Springer, 2006, ISBN 3-8351-0024-6 , p. 345 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Schütz et al .: Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization of Perfluorinated Compounds . In: Anal. Chem. Band 87 , no. 22 , 2015, p. 11415-11419 , doi : 10.1021 / acs.analchem.5b03538 .

[Sigma-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h data sheet perfluorooctane, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on November 10, 2012 ( PDF ).

[CRC90_3_420-2] David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-420.

[3] G. Myhre, D. Shindell et al .: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis . Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Ed .: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing, pp. 24-39; Table 8.SM.16 ( PDF ).

[Günter_Fred_Fuhrmann-4] Günter Fred Fuhrmann: Toxicology for Natural Scientists: Introduction to Theoretical and ... Springer, 2006, ISBN 3-8351-0024-6 , p. 345 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Schütz-5] Schütz et al .: Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization of Perfluorinated Compounds . In: Anal. Chem. Band 87 , no. 22 , 2015, p. 11415-11419 , doi : 10.1021 / acs.analchem.5b03538 .