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perfluorodecalin

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Also known as 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4a,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8a-octadecafluorodecahydronaphthalene, octadecafluorodecaline, decahydrooctadecafluoronaphthalene, FDC, PFC-91-18, perflunafene, PFD, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4a,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8a-Octadecafluoronaphthalene

Perfluorodecalin () is a fluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. It is chemically and biologically inert and stable up to 400 °C. Several applications make use of its ability to dissolve gases.

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Mass
461.971
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chemical formula
C₁₀F₁₈
canonical SMILES
C12(C(C(C(C(C1(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(C(C2(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)F)F
Commons category
Perfluorodecalin
global warming potential
7977
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Perfluorodecalin () is a fluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. It is chemically and biologically inert and stable up to 400 °C. Several applications make use of its ability to dissolve gases.

==Manufacture== It is manufactured by the fluorination of tetralin or decalin with cobalt(III) fluoride in the Fowler process. For most applications, several steps of purification are required after reaction.

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