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Perfluoropentanoic acid

97%

Synonym(s):

Nonafluorovaleric acid, PFPeA, Nonafluoropentanoic acid, Perfluoropentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CF3(CF2)3COOH
CAS Number:
2706-90-3
Molecular Weight:
264.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24864676
EC Number:
220-300-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1800087
MDL number:
MFCD00040211

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Product Name

Perfluoropentanoic acid, 97%

InChI key

CXZGQIAOTKWCDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5HF9O2/c6-2(7,1(15)16)3(8,9)4(10,11)5(12,13)14/h(H,15,16)

SMILES string

OC(=O)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.294 (lit.)

bp

140 °C (lit.)

density

1.713 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Perfluoropentanoic acid is used as:
  • An emulsifying agent for polymer dispersion, extinction foams, stain repellents, additives for paints, and coatings.
  • A powerful cation exchanger in ion-pairing chromatography.

General description

Perfluoropentanoic acid, also known as nonafluoropentanoic acid, is a monocarboxylic acid that can be utilized as a surfactant, surface protector, stain repellent, fire-fighting foam, emulsifier, and also in the production of fluoropolymers.

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Health hazardCorrosion
GHS08,GHS05

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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The separation and quantification of underivatized naturally occurring amino acids (AAs) by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is advantageous for reducing preparation time, running costs, and analytical errors, and is compatible with the isolation of intact AAs. This study establishes and
Aerosol synthesis and reactivity of thin oxide shell aluminum nanoparticles via fluorocarboxylic acid functional coating.
Kaplowitz D, et al.
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 30(10), 881-887 (2013)
19F, 13C single-and two-bond 2D NMR correlations in perfluoroheptanoic acid.
Ribeiro A
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 83(1), 61-66 (1997)
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