PFOA
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formula	C8HF15O2[1]
Molecular mass	414.07 g/mol[1]
Density	1.792 g/mL at 20 °C g/cm3[1]
Appearance	White to off-white powder[1]
Predicted LogP	4.9[1]
Melting point	54.3 °C[1]
Boiling point	192 °C[1]
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of /flourine/.[1]
Solubility	When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of F(-).[1]
Chirality	achiral[2]

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-pentadecafluorooctanoic acid[1]
SMILES	C(=O)(C(C(C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)O[1]
InChI	InChI=1S/C8HF15O2/c9-2(10,1(24)25)3(11,12)4(13,14)5(15,16)6(17,18)7(19,20)8(21,22)23/h(H,24,25)[1]
InChIKey	SNGREZUHAYWORS-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]

Dosing

Perfluorooctanoic acid

Perfluorooctanoic acid (also known as Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid, Perfluorocaprylic acid, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid, Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro-, Perfluoroctanoic acid, Perfluoro-n-octanoic acid, Perfluoroheptanecarboxylic acid, Pentadecafluoro-1-octanoic acid, Pentadecafluoro-n-octanoic acid or n-perfluorooctanoic acid) is a substance of the carboxylic acid class.

Chemistry

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Stereochemistry

See also

• Substituted carboxylic acids
• Anodyne

External links

• Perfluorooctanoic acid (Wikipedia)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (Wikidata)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (PubChem)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (ChEMBL)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (ChEBI)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (Common Chemistry)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (UNII)
• Perfluorooctanoic acid (EPA DSSTox)