Perfluoro-n-octane, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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Perfluoro-n-octane, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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Perfluoro-n-octane, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

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Catalog number A17741.14
also known as A17741-14
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS307-34-6
SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Formliquid
Appearance (Color)Clear, colorless
Assay (GC)≥97.5%
CommentSpecification differs for U.S. and non-U.S. material where indicated
Refractive Index<1.3000 (non-U.S. specification)
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
Perfluorooctane may be used in chemical synthesis.

Solubility
Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.

Notes
Store away from oxidizing agents. Keep the container tightly closed in a cool, dry and well ventilated place.
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Cathrine Carlsen Bach.; Bodil Hammer Bech.; Nis Brix.; Ellen Aagaard Nohr.; Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde.; Tine Brink Henriksen. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and human fetal growth: A systematic review.Crit Rev Toxicol.2015,45(1), 53-67.
  2. Lo Nostro P and Chen SH. Aggregation of a semifluorinated n-alkane in perfluorooctane. J. Phys. Chem.,1993,97(24), 6535-40.
  3. James E Klaunig.; Motoki Shinohara.; Hiroyuki Iwai.; Christopher P Chengelis.; Jeannie B Kirkpatrick.; Zemin Wang.; Richard H Bruner. Evaluation of the chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in Sprague-Dawley rats.Toxicol Pathol.,2015,43(2), 209-220.
  4. Reaction medium with substantial capacity to solubilize molecular oxygen as in the photooxidation of alkenes: Synth. Commun., 26, 1861 (1996), or the high yield epoxidation of alkenes in the presence of trimethylacetaldehyde: Synth. Commun., 27, 447 (1997).