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CHEBI:30496 - sulfur hexafluoride

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:30496
ChEBI Namesulfur hexafluoride
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DefinitionA sulfur coordination entity consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is the most potent greenhouse gas currently known, with a global warming potential of 23,900 times that of CO2 over a 100 year period (SF6 has an estimated lifetime in the atmosphere of between 800 and 3,000 years).
Last Modified7 August 2024
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaF6S
Net Charge0
Average Mass146.055
Monoisotopic Mass145.96249
SMILESFS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
InChIInChI=1S/F6S/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6
InChIKeySFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
greenhouse gas  A gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range, so contributing to the 'greenhouse effect'.
Biological Role:
antiviral agent  A substance that destroys or inhibits replication of viruses.
Applications:
antihypertensive agent  Any drug used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism.
antineoplastic agent  A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
cardiovascular drug  A drug that affects the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter or blood volume.
hepatoprotective agent  Any compound that is able to prevent damage to the liver.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role antihypertensive agent (CHEBI:35674)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role antiviral agent (CHEBI:22587)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role cardiovascular drug (CHEBI:35554)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role greenhouse gas (CHEBI:76413)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role hepatoprotective agent (CHEBI:62868)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role ultrasound contrast agent (CHEBI:37337)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) is a sulfur coordination entity (CHEBI:50094)
IUPAC Names 
hexafluoridosulfur
sulfur(6+) fluoride
sulfur hexafluoride
sulfur(VI) fluoride
Synonyms  Source
BRIChEMBL
[SF6]MolBase
SF6IUPAC
Sulfur hexafluoride, phospholipid microspheresChEMBL
Sulphur hexafluorideChEMBL
Brand Names  Source
LumasonChEMBL
SonovueKEGG DRUG
Manual XrefsDatabases
4039DrugCentral
971MolBase
D05962KEGG DRUG
Sulfur_hexafluorideWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2752Gmelin
Reaxys:7247840Reaxys
CAS:2551-62-4ChemIDplus
CAS:2551-62-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
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