Perfluoroheptane

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n-Perfluoroheptane
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Ball-and-stick model of perfluoroheptane Perfluoroheptane 3D ball.png
Ball-and-stick model of perfluoroheptane
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Coloured water (top) and perfluoroheptane (bottom). Perfluoroheptane is hydrophobic and is denser than water, so it sinks to the bottom and the animals pictured cannot penetrate it.
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexadecafluoroheptane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7F16/c8-1(9,2(10,11)4(14,15)6(18,19)20)3(12,13)5(16,17)7(21,22)23
    Key: LGUZHRODIJCVOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F
Properties
C7F16
Molar mass 388.051 g·mol−1
Appearanceclear liquid [1]
Density 1.706 g/cm3
Boiling point 80~82°C [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Perfluoroheptane, C7F16, (usually referring to the straight chain molecule called n-perfluoroheptane) is a perfluorocarbon. [2] It is hydrophobic (water-insoluble) and oleophobic (oil-insoluble). It is used in deacidification of paper as a medium carrying powdered magnesium oxide. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Perfluoro-n-heptane Safety Data Sheet" (PDF). Exfluor Research Corporation. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. ↑ Pubchem (USG) page on perfluoroheptane
  3. ↑ Porck, Henk J. (1996). Mass Deacidification: An Update on Possibilities and Limitations (PDF). Washington D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access. p. 16. ISBN   1887334521 . Retrieved 2015-12-09.
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