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CHEBI:30496 - sulfur hexafluoride

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
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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'.
Application:
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role greenhouse gas (CHEBI:76413)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) has role ultrasound contrast agent (CHEBI:37337)
sulfur hexafluoride (CHEBI:30496) is a sulfur coordination entity (CHEBI:50094)
IUPAC Names 
sulfur(6+) fluoride
sulfur(VI) fluoride
sulfur hexafluoride
hexafluoridosulfur
Synonyms  Source
SF6IUPAC
[SF6]MolBase
Brand Name  Source
SonovueKEGG DRUG
Manual XrefsDatabases
971MolBase
D05962KEGG DRUG
Sulfur_hexafluorideWikipedia
4039DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2752Gmelin
Reaxys:7247840Reaxys
CAS:2551-62-4ChemIDplus
CAS:2551-62-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations