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1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexyl iodide is a polyfluorinated iodine alkane (PFI). This compound consists of an even-numbered hydrophobic alkyl chain (typically C4–C12), which is wholly or partially fluorinated and includes an iodine atom at one or both ends. PFIs are reaction products synthesized from the telomerization process by iodine pentafluoride reacting with unsaturated taxogen molecules such as tetrafluoroethylene and ethylene. PFIs are used as critical industrial intermediates for producing various PFCs, such as fluorotelomer alcohols, olefins, and acrylate monomers[1].

Red liquid

1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexyl iodide has been used for the study for fluorinated phosphonium ionic liquids as a reagent, and in general is used as a reactant in organic reactions.

[1] Ruan, Ting , et al. "Trace determination of airborne polyfluorinated iodine alkanes using multisorbent thermal desorption/gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry." Journal of Chromatography A 1217.26(2010):4439-4447.