C3F8
188.02 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
Perfluoropropane
CAS76-19-7EC200-941-9
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
Refrigerant and insulating gas
Octafluoropropane is a colorless, odorless gas that is relatively inert and nonflammable. It is primarily used as a refrigerant and an insulating gas, though it can cause asphyxiation by displacing oxygen.
RefrigerantHigh-voltage insulating gasFire protection agent
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Safety Reference
Warning
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3-octafluoropropane
InChIKey
QYSGYZVSCZSLHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)(F)F
Synonyms (37)
- R218
- Perflutren (JAN/USAN/INN)
- Albumin Bovine V
- Bovine Serum Albumin(BSA)
- C3F8-gas
- DEFINITY RT
- Definity
- Definity (TN)
- FC 218 (refrigerant)
- Freon 218
- Genetron 218
- Octafluorpropan
- Oktafluorpropan
- Optison (Salt/Mix)
- PERFLUTREN [MART.]
- Perfluoropropane
- Perfluoropropane (PFC-218)
- Perflutren
- Perflutren Lipid Microsphere
- Perflutren lipid microspheres
- Perflutreno
- Propane, octafluoro-
- luminity
- octafluoro-propane
- perflutrene
- perflutrenum