Perfluorobutanoic acid

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Perfluorobutanoic acid
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Heptafluorobutanoic acid
Other names
Perfluorobutanoic acid
Perfluorobutyric acid
Heptafluorobutyric acid
HFBA
PFBA[1]
C4 PFCA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations HFBA
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.170 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4HF7O2/c5-2(6,1(12)13)3(7,8)4(9,10)11/h(H,12,13) ☒N
    Key: YPJUNDFVDDCYIH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C4HF7O2/c5-2(6,1(12)13)3(7,8)4(9,10)11/h(H,12,13)
    Key: YPJUNDFVDDCYIH-UHFFFAOYAI
  • OC(C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F)=O
Properties
C4HF7O2
Molar mass 214.039 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless liquid
Density 1.64 g/ml
Boiling point 120 °C (248 °F; 393 K)
high
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 strong acid
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340+P310, P305+P351+P338
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) is a perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid with the formula C3F7CO2H. As the perfluorinated derivative of butyric acid, this colourless liquid is prepared by electrofluorination of the corresponding butyryl fluoride.[3]

  1. ^ Buck, Robert C; Franklin, James; Berger, Urs; Conder, Jason M; Cousins, Ian T; de Voogt, Pim; Jensen, Allan Astrup; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Mabury, Scott A; van Leeuwen, Stefan PJ (2011). "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins". Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 7 (4): 513–541. doi:10.1002/ieam.258. PMC 3214619. PMID 21793199.
  2. ^ Sigma-Aldrich Co., Heptafluorobutyric acid. Retrieved on 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ Siegemund, Günter; Schwertfeger, Werner; Feiring, Andrew; Smart, Bruce; Behr, Fred; Vogel, Herward; McKusick, Blaine (2000), "Fluorine Compounds, Organic", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349, ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2