Hexafluoroethane C₂F₆

ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: HALOCARBONS: FLUOROCARBONS: hexafluoroethane

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hexafluoroethane or C₂F₆: consists of two centrally placed carbon atoms joined together by a single bond. Three fluorine atoms are attached to each carbon atom.

Haloalkanes are formed when a halide atom (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, or Iodine) is bonded to carbon in an alkane. An alkane is a compound made fron carbon and hydrogen (i.e. it is a hydrocarbon) with no multiple bonds (i.e. it is saturated). Examples include methane (CH₄) ethane (C₂H₆), propane (C₃H₈), and butane (C₄H₁₀).

Fluorocarbons are a series of molecules that consist of Carbon (C, shown here in black) and Fluorine (F, shown here in purple). Very unreactive and useful as refrigerants they are also extremely potent greenhouse gases.

LINKS TO MAJOR GREENHOUSE GAS MOLECULAR IMAGES:

• Carbon Dioxide, CO₂
• Methane, CH₄
• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS)
• Perfluorocarbons (PFCS)
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCS)
• Nitrous oxide, N₂O
• Nitrogen trifluoride, NF₃
• Sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆