Perflubron

• CAT Number: R061357
• CAS Number: 423-55-2
• Molecular Formula: C8BrF17
• Molecular Weight: 498.965
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 1-Bromoheptadecafluorooctane; 1-Bromoheptadecafluorooctane; 1-Bromoperfluorooctane; AF 0104; AFO 150; FO 6167; Foralkyl Br 8; Imagent; Imagent BP; Oxygent; Oxygent CA; Oxygent HT; PFOB; Perflubron; Perfluoroctyl Bromide; Perfluorooctyl Bromide; n-Per
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: 1-bromo-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluorooctane
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8BrF17/c9-7(22,23)5(18,19)3(14,15)1(10,11)2(12,13)4(16,17)6(20,21)8(24,25)26
• InChIKey: WTWWXOGTJWMJHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)Br)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F

Perflubron (CAS 423-55-2)  is a haloalkane that is perfluorooctane in which a fluorine attached to one of the terminal carbons has been replaced by a bromine. It has a role as a radioopaque medium and a blood substitute. It is a perfluorinated compound, an organobromine compound and a haloalkane.

Reference

1.Spahn, Donat R., et al. "Perflubron emulsion delays blood transfusions in orthopedic surgery." The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 91.5 (1999): 1195-1195.