Title: 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-Octafluoro-1-pentanol
CAS Registry Number: 355-80-6
Additional Names: 1H,1H,5H-Octafluoropentanol
Molecular Formula: C5H4F8O
Molecular Weight: 232.07
Percent Composition: C 25.88%, H 1.74%, F 65.49%, O 6.89%
Line Formula: CHF2(CF2)3CH2OH
Literature References: Prepd by free radical telomerization of tetrafluoroethylene in methanol: Hanford, Joyce, US 2562547 and Joyce, US 2559625 (both 1951 to du Pont).
Properties: Liquid. d420 1.6647. bp760 140-141°. nD20 1.3178. Surface tension at 20° = 27.6 dynes/cm.
Boiling point: bp760 140-141°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.3178
Density: d420 1.6647
Use: To introduce fluoroalkyl groups into an organic molecule: Kramer, Gilbert, US 2963526 (1960 to Esso). Proposed intermediate for plastics, surface-active agents, lubricants, elastomers. |