Hexafluorobutadiene

Hexafluorobutadiene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Hexafluorobuta-1,3-diene
	Other names 1,1,2,3,4,4-Hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene, FC 2316
Identifiers
CAS Number	685-63-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	62837;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.620
EC Number	211-681-0;
PubChem CID	69636;
UNII	3KQJ9VP55Z ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4060991 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4F6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10 Key: LGPPATCNSOSOQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(=C(F)F)(C(=C(F)F)F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4F6
Molar mass	162.034 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless gas
Density	1.44 g/cm3 (@15 °C)
Melting point	−132 °C (−206 °F; 141 K)
Boiling point	6 °C (43 °F; 279 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H220, H331
Precautionary statements	P210, P261, P271, P304+P340, P311, P321, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Hexafluorobutadiene is an organofluorine compound with the formula (CF₂=CF)₂. A colorless gas, it has attracted attention as an etchant in microelectronics. It is the perfluoroanalogue of butadiene.

It can be prepared by coupling of C₂ compounds such as from chlorotrifluoroethylene or bromotrifluoroethylene. Routes from C₄ species have also been demonstrated. For example, an early synthesis involved Zn-induced dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-tetrachloro-1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluorobutane.^{[citation needed]}

Hexafluorobutadiene dimerizes via a [2+2] process at 150 °C to give perfluorinated divinylcyclobutanes.^[1]

^ Lemal, David M.; Chen, Xudong (2005). "Fluorinated Cyclobutanes and Their Derivatives". In Zvi Rappoport; Joel F. Liebman (eds.). The Chemistry of Cyclobutanes. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. pp. 955–1029. doi:10.1002/0470864028.ch21. ISBN 0470864001.

[1] Lemal, David M.; Chen, Xudong (2005). "Fluorinated Cyclobutanes and Their Derivatives". In Zvi Rappoport; Joel F. Liebman (eds.). The Chemistry of Cyclobutanes. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. pp. 955–1029. doi:10.1002/0470864028.ch21. ISBN 0470864001.

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