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Hydrofluorocarbons

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC's) are hydrocarbons with one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine atoms. These molecules contain only carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.  

HFCs have seen increase interest over the last few decades because they do not contain ozone-destroying chlorine or bromine atoms. Therefore, they are used as substitutes for ozone-depleting compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in such uses as refrigeration, solvents, fire extinguishing agents, and as blowing agents for the production of insulating foams. The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 international agreement, has gradually phased out the use of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances, leading to the development of long-term replacements such as HFCs.
 
Chlorinated hydrocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons have been commonly used as solvents in the past, but due to their toxicity and/or global warming potential, alternatives for these products have been sought. Perfluorocarbon solvents, molecules containing only carbonand fluorine, have found use as replacements for some of these products. However, in some instances, HFC solvents may have advantages over perfluorocarbon solvents. Hydrofluorocarbons have lower global warming potential than perfluorocarbons. In addition,hydrofluorocarbons are also slightly more polar than perfluorocarbons, which sometimes makes them a better solvent choice. For example, since HFC's have a mixture of fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon chains in the same molecule, HFC's are great for solublizing normallyinsoluble hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon chemicals together in solution.
 
Finally, 1H-perfluorocarbons can be used as intermediates for the synthesis of other fluorocarbons. Under certain conditions, the end hydrogen of 1H-perfluorocarbons can be converted to other functional groups. For example, 1H-perfluorohexane can be oxidized to perfluorohexanoyl fluorides.

Fluoryx’s Hydrofluorocarbons products are listed below:

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