| Identification | |
| Name: | Sulphur hexafluoride |
| Synonyms: | SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;Elegas;Sulphur hexafluoride;SonoVue;Sulfur fluoride (SF6), (OC-6-11)-;HSDB 825;2551-62-4;Hexafluorure de soufre [French];Sulfur fluoride, (OC-6-11)-;EINECS 219-854-2;UN1080;Hexafluorosulfur;hexafluoridosulfur;SF6 Microbubbles;Sonovue (TN);sulfur(VI) fluoride;hexafluoro-l6-sulfane;sulfur(6+) fluoride;Hexafluorure de soufre;Sulfur fluoride (SF6);UNII-WS7LR3I1D6;AC1L29UB;hexafluoro-$l^{6}-sulfane;Sulfur hexafluoride (USAN);295701_ALDRICH;CHEMBL1796998;CHEBI:30496;MolPort-001-776-565;[SF6];hexakis(fluoranyl)-$l^{6}-sulfane;PC6600;Stabilized sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles;LS-148165;D05962;R 7146;A817889;Sulfur hexafluoride [UN1080] [Nonflammable gas];Sulfur hexafluoride [UN1080] [Nonflammable gas];29267-82-1;36575-03-8;59109-69-2;BR1;SF6 |
| CAS: | 59109-69-2 |
| Molecular Formula: | F6S |
| Molecular Weight: | 146.0554 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/F6S/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | -50.8 deg C |
| Boiling Point: | -63.8 deg C (sublimes) |
| Solubility: | SOLUBLE IN POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND ALCOHOL 0.297 ml sol in 1.0 ml transformer oil at 25 deg C, 1 atm Soluble in ethanol Sol in ether and alcohol Solubility in water at 25 deg C at partial pressure of 101.325 kPa = 5.4 cu cm/kg water. In water, 31 mg/L at 25 deg C |
| Color: | LIQUID @ -50.5 DEG C Colorless gas [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Condenses directly to a solid upon cooling]. |
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