Hexafluorobenzene

Hexafluorobenzene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Hexafluorobenzene
	Other names Perfluorobenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	392-56-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Abbreviations	HFB
Beilstein Reference	1683438
ChEBI	CHEBI:38589 ;
ChemSpider	13836549 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.252
EC Number	206-876-2;
Gmelin Reference	101976
PubChem CID	9805;
UNII	CMC18T611K ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5043924 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Key: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES Fc1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6F6
Molar mass	186.056 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	1.6120 g/cm3
Melting point	5.2 °C (41.4 °F; 278.3 K)
Boiling point	80.3 °C (176.5 °F; 353.4 K)
Refractive index (nD)	1.377
Viscosity	cP (1.200 mPa·s) (20 °C)
Dipole moment	0.00 D (gas)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H225
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243
Flash point	10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Benzene; Hexachlorobenzene; Hexabromobenzene; Hexaiodobenzene; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Perfluorotoluene;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Hexafluorobenzene, HFB or perfluorobenzene is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C
₆F
₆. In this derivative of benzene, all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms. The technical uses of the compound are limited, although it has some specialized uses in the laboratory owing to distinctive spectroscopic properties.