Perfluorobutane

Perfluorobutane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Decafluorobutane
	Other names Perflubutane (USAN); DFB; Halocarbon 610; R610;
Identifiers
CAS Number	355-25-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:134964;
ChemSpider	13862701 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.983
EC Number	206-580-3;
KEGG	D05440 ;
PubChem CID	9638;
UNII	SE4TWR0K2C ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5059876 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4F10/c5-1(6,3(9,10)11)2(7,8)4(12,13)14 Key: KAVGMUDTWQVPDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C4F10/c5-1(6,3(9,10)11)2(7,8)4(12,13)14 Key: KAVGMUDTWQVPDF-UHFFFAOYAC;
	SMILES C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4F10
Molar mass	238.028 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless gas
Density	11.21 g/L (gas); 1.594 g/cm3 (liquid) [dead link];
Melting point	−128 °C (−198 °F; 145 K)
Boiling point	−1.7 °C (28.9 °F; 271.4 K)
Solubility in water	1.5 mg/L
log P	3.93
Vapor pressure	330.3 kPa (47.91 psi)
Viscosity	0.01218 cP
Hazards
Safety data sheet (SDS)	MSDS at Linde Gas
Related compounds
Related compounds	Tetrafluoromethane; Perfluoroethane; Perfluoropropane; Perfluoropentane; Perfluorohexane; Perfluoroheptane; Perfluorooctane;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Perfluorobutane (PFB) is an inert, high-density colorless gas. It is a simple fluorocarbon with a n-butane skeleton and all the hydrogen atoms replaced with fluorine atoms.

Uses

Perfluorobutane can replace Halon 1301 in fire extinguishers, as well as the gas component for newer generation microbubble ultrasound contrast agents.^[4] Sonazoid is one such microbubble formulation developed by Amersham Health that uses perfluorobutane for the gas core.^[5]

Environmental impacts

If perfluorobutane is released to the environment, it will not be broken down in air. It is not expected to be broken down by sunlight. It will move into air from soil and water surfaces. If it is exposed to conditions of extreme heat from misuse, equipment failure, etc., toxic decomposition products including hydrogen fluoride can be produced.^[6]

Perfluorobutane has an estimated lifetime greater than 2600 years and a high global warming potential value of 10,000 over 100 years.^[7]

References

↑ "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 33. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. The prefix 'per-' is no longer recommended.
1 2 3 4 "Perfluorobutane (R610)". Gas Encyclopaedia. Air Liquide. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
1 2 3 4 "Summary Report: PERFLUOROBUTANE". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
↑ "Perfluorobutane — Full Public Report". National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme. 1996. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11.
↑ "Sonoazoid - US TIP".
↑ "Perflubutane". PubChem. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
↑ C. Smith; Z.R.J. Nicholls; K. Armour; W. Collins; P. Forster; M. Meinshausen; M.D. Palmer; M. Watanabe (2021). The Earth's Energy Budget, Climate Feedbacks, and Climate Sensitivity Supplementary Material. In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PDF) (6 ed.). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. p. 21.

[iupac2013-1] "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 33. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. The prefix 'per-' is no longer recommended.

[airliquide-2] 1 2 3 4 "Perfluorobutane (R610)". Gas Encyclopaedia. Air Liquide. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

[aus_health-3] 1 2 3 4 "Summary Report: PERFLUOROBUTANE". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.

[4] "Perfluorobutane — Full Public Report". National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme. 1996. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11.

[5] "Sonoazoid - US TIP".

[6] "Perflubutane". PubChem. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[7] C. Smith; Z.R.J. Nicholls; K. Armour; W. Collins; P. Forster; M. Meinshausen; M.D. Palmer; M. Watanabe (2021). The Earth's Energy Budget, Climate Feedbacks, and Climate Sensitivity Supplementary Material. In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PDF) (6 ed.). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. p. 21.

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