Fluorocarbon - Derivatives

Derivatives

See also: Fluoropolymer, Fluorotelomer, Perfluorinated compound, and Organofluorine compound

Fluorocarbon derivatives are highly fluorinated molecules that can be commonly referred to as fluorocarbons. They are economically useful because they share part or nearly all of the properties of fluorocarbons. Some fluorocarbon derivatives have markedly different properties than fluorocarbons. For example, fluorosurfactants powerfully reduce surface tension by concentrating at the liquid-air interface due to the lipophobicity of fluorocarbons, due to the polar functional group added to the fluorocarbon chain. Other groups or atoms for fluorocarbon based compounds the oxygen atom incorporated into an ether group for anesthetics, and the chlorine atom for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). In a sharp contrast to true fluorocarbons, the chlorine atom produces a chlorine radical which degrades ozone.