fluorocarbon

Compounds consisting wholly of fluorine and carbon.

ChEBI ID: 38824

Members (13)

Member	Definition	Role
hexafluorobenzene	A member of the class of fluorobenzenes that is benzene in which all six hydrogen atom have been replaced by fluorine.	hexafluorobenzene
octafluorocyclobutane	A fluorocarbon that is cyclobutane in which all eight hydrogens are replaced by fluorines.	octafluorocyclobutane
perflexane	A fluoroalkane that is hexane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines.	perfluorohexane
perfluorobutane	A fluorocarbon that is butane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines. Microbubbles of preflubutane are used in the ultrasound contrast agent BR14.	perflubutane
perfluorodecalin	A fluorocarbon that is decalin in which every hydrogen is replaced by fluorine. Capable of dissolving large quantities of oxygen, it has been used as the basis of an artificial blood substitute.	perfluorodecalin
perfluoroethane		hexafluoroethane
perfluoroheptane		perfluoroheptane
perfluorooctane		perfluorooctane
perfluoropentane	A fluorocarbon that is pentane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines.	perfluoropentane
perfluorophenanthrene		perfluorophenanthrene
perflutren	A fluorocarbon that is propane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines.	octafluoropropane
tetrafluoroethylene		tetrafluoroethene
tetrafluoromethane		tetrafluoromethane