perfluoropentane

Also known as dodecafluoropentane, pentane, dodecafluoro-, nvx-108, perflenapentum, PFC-41-12, C5F12, perflenapent, n-perfluoropentane

Perfluoropentane (PFP) or dodecafluoropentane; also known as Perflenapent (INN/USAN) is a fluorocarbon, the fluorinated analogue of pentane. It is a liquid that boils at slightly over room temperature.

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Vinony's link graph records 66 inbound references to perfluoropentane, and connects out to microparticle, MRI contrast agent and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chembox image size set and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

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Chemical data

Formula: C5F12
Molecular weight: 288.03 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-dodecafluoropentane
SMILES: C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F
InChIKey: NJCBUSHGCBERSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 4.5
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 12
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase: Approved
Molecule type: Small molecule
First approval: 1998
Indications: glioblastoma multiforme, pulsed doppler echocardiography, Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Has part: fluorine
Followed by: perfluorohexane
Mass: 287.981

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canonical SMILES: C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F
chemical formula: C₅F₁₂
NCI Thesaurus ID: C87703
subject has role: contrast agent
global warming potential: 9484
Commons category: Perfluoropentane

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It has several biomedical applications including: propellant for pressurized metered dose inhalers; gas core in microbubble ultrasound contrast agents; and occlusion therapy via the conversion of nanometer liquid droplets into micrometer sized gas microbubbles (acoustic droplet vaporization).

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