CHEBI:32905 - hexafluoroethane

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ChEBI Name hexafluoroethane
ChEBI ID CHEBI:32905
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Formula C2F6
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 138.01182
Monoisotopic Mass 137.99042
InChI InChI=1S/C2F6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8
InChIKey WMIYKQLTONQJES-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES FC(F)(F)C(F)(F)F
Roles Classification
Application(s): refrigerant
A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
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Outgoing hexafluoroethane (CHEBI:32905) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433)
hexafluoroethane (CHEBI:32905) is a fluoroalkane (CHEBI:24067)
hexafluoroethane (CHEBI:32905) is a fluorocarbon (CHEBI:38824)
IUPAC Name
hexafluoroethane
Synonyms Sources
1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoroethane NIST Chemistry WebBook
perfluoroethane ChemIDplus
R-116 ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
1740328 Beilstein Registry Number ChemIDplus
76-16-4 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
76-16-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
82467 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
Last Modified
07 May 2014