perfluorocarbon
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17 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Perfluoroalkanes
- Chemical properties
- Flammability
- Gas dissolving properties
- Manufacture
- Fowler process
- Electrochemical fluorination
- Environmental and health concerns
- Applications
- Fluoroalkenes and fluoroalkynes
- Polymerization
- Environmental and health concerns
- Perfluoroaromatic compounds
- See also
- References
- External links
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Fluorocarbons are chemical compounds with carbon-fluorine bonds. Compounds that contain many C-F bonds often have distinctive properties, e.g., enhanced stability, volatility, and hydrophobicity. Several fluorocarbons and their derivatives are commercial polymers, refrigerants, drugs, and anesthetics.