Tetrafluoromethane (Carbon Tetrafluoride) molecule CF₄

ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: HALOCARBONS: FLUOROCARBONS: tetrafluoromethane

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tetrafluoromethane or carbon tetrafluoride CF₄: consists of a centrally placed carbon atom with four fluorine atoms arranged at the points of a regular tetrahedron around it. It is the simplest fluorocarbon and very stable.

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