Chemical Properties
CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID
IUPAC Name: 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluorohex-1-ene
Uses
1H,1H,2H-Perfluoro-1-hexene is used to generate fluoropolymeers for use in coatings.
Application
The substance (perfluorobutyl)ethylene is used as a co-monomer up to 0.09% w/w in producing polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) polymers processed at high temperatures. Examples of intended uses are coated cookware, such as coatings on frying pans and articles for oven baking, and moulded articles for industrial use.
Cytotoxicity
(Perfluorobutyl)ethylene (also known as Perfluorobutyl ethlene) was examined for its potential to induce reverse mutations in bacteria, forward mutations at the thymidine kinase (tk) locus in mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells, and structural chromosomal aberrations in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Negative results were obtained in adequate studies, both in absence and presence of exogenous metabolic activation. Therefore, (perfluorobutyl)ethylene is considered non-genotoxic.
Safety Profile
Low toxicity by ingestion andinhalation routes. When heated to decomposition it emitstoxic vapors of Fí.
