Perfluorobutanoic acid is an environmental pollutant, belonging to the perfluorochemical (PFCs) class of compounds. These compounds are widely used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications such as fire-fighting foams, paper, leather and textile coatings, polymer industries, etc.
Synonyms: Heptafluorobutyric acid; Edman Reagent No. 3; HFBA; Perfluorobutyric acid
Molecular Formula: C4HF7O2
Molecular Weight: 214.04
Linear Structural Formula: CF3CF2CF2COOH
MDL Number: MFCD00004171
Purity: >=98.0% (GC)
Density: 1.645 g/mL at 25 C (lit.)
Refractive Index: n20/D 1.3 (lit.)
Storage: 2-8C
Application: Perfluorodecanoic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in the following:
•Water matrices using ion exchange high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) detection
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•Food contact paper using gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS, HPLC-MS/MS).