Chemistry:Perfluorohexanoic acid

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Perfluorohexanoic acid
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Names
IUPAC name
2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-undecafluorohexanoic acid
Other names
methyl undecafluorohexanoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations PFHxA
ChEBI
EC Number
  • 206-196-6
UNII
Properties
C6HF11O2
Molar mass 314.054 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.757 g/cm3[1]
Boiling point 157 °C (314.6 °C; 430 K)[2]
log P 3.48 [2]
Vapor pressure 1.98 mm Hg [2]
Atmospheric OH rate constant
5.2 10−13 cu cm/molec sec [2]
Acidity (pKa) -0.16 [2]
Hazards
Safety data sheet [1]
GHS pictograms GHS05: Corrosive
GHS Signal word Danger
H314
P264, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340+310, P305+351+338+310, P363, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
140 mg/L (B. calyciflorus over 24hrs)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) is a fluorinated carboxylic acid derivative of hexanoic acid. Fluorinated polymers with six carbon or less commonly degrade into perfluorohexanoic acid.[3]

Perfluorohexanoic acid has been found to rapidly bioaccumulate.[3]

In 2020 Michigan adopted drinking water standards for 5 previously unregulated PFAS compounds including PFHxA which has a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 400 parts per billion (ppb).[4][5]

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