Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-Nonafluorobutane-1-sulfonic acid | |
| Other names
FC-98 Nonaflate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.176 |
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| UN number | 3094, 3265 |
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| Properties | |
| C4HF9O3S | |
| Molar mass | 300.10 g/mol |
| Boiling point | 210–212 °C (410–414 °F; 483–485 K) |
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| H302, H314 | |
| P280, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) is a PFAS chemical compound having a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group. It is stable and unreactive because of the strength of carbon–fluorine bonds. It can occur in the form of a colorless liquid or solid. Its conjugate base is perfluorobutanesulfonate (also called nonaflate) which functions as the hydrophobe in fluorosurfactants.
Since June 2003, 3M has used PFBS as a replacement for the persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative compound perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in its Scotchgard stain repellents.