Hexafluorobenzene

Hexafluorobenzene, HFB, C
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, or perfluorobenzene is an organofluorine compound. In this derivative of benzene, all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms. The technical uses of the compound are limited, although it has some specialized uses in the laboratory owing to distinctive spectroscopic properties.

Hexafluorobenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexafluorobenzene
Other names
Perfluorobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations HFB
1683438
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.252
EC Number
  • 206-876-2
101976
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Y
    Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9
    Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYAJ
SMILES
  • Fc1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F
Properties
C6F6
Molar mass 186.056 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.6120 g/cm3
Melting point 5.2 °C (41.4 °F; 278.3 K)
Boiling point 80.1 °C (176.2 °F; 353.2 K)
Refractive index (nD)
1.377
Viscosity cP (1.200 mPa•s) (20 °C)
0.00 D (gas)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H225
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243
Flash point 10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Benzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Perfluorotoluene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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