Perfluoroheptane

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n-Perfluoroheptane
File:Perfluoroheptane.svg
Ball-and-stick model of perfluoroheptane
Ball-and-stick model of perfluoroheptane
File:FluorocarbonCrabFish.JPG
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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UNII
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  • 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
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  • 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
Appearance clear 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

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