Octafluoropropane is a fluorocarbon that is propane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines.
Definition
Octafluoropropane is a fluorocarbon that is propane in which all of the hydrogens have been replaced by fluorines. It is a fluoroalkane and a fluorocarbon. It derives from a hydride of a propane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII CK0N3WH0SR · registered name PERFLUTREN · single chemical substance
Perfluoropropane is the halocarbon that conforms to the formula.
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 76-19-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-941-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052503
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3031076
- IUPAC
- Octafluoropropane
- Molecular formula
- C3F8
- Molecular weight
- 188.02 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -147.70 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- -36.6 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 6630 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 5.7 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.29
- Molecular weight
- 180.019
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Etching agent1
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography As A Diagnostic Tool In Descemet Membrane Detachment In A Case With Corneal Opacity · 2022
- Treatment of Vitreomacular Traction with Intravitreal Injection of Perfluoropropane. · 2020
- Pneumodesmetopexy with perfluoropropane for acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus · 2019
- To show the efficacy of compressive sutures alone in the management of acute hydrops in a keratoconus patient · 2017
- EFFECT OF TOPICAL AQUEOUS SUPPRESSION ON INTRAOCULAR GAS DURATION AFTER PURE PERFLUOROPROPANE INJECTION IN NONVITRECTOMIZED EYES WITH RETINAL DETACHMENT · 2014
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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