Agent Name
Hexafluorocyclobutene
Synonyms
1,2,3,3,4,4-Hexafluorocyclobutene; Perfluorocyclobutene; Cyclobutene, hexafluoro-; [ChemIDplus] FC-C-1316; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] UN3162
Category
Chlorofluorocarbons
Description
Colorless liquefied gas; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Comments
Causes other changes in olfaction and acute pulmonary edema in inhalation lethal-concentration studies of rats; [RTECS] Toxic by inhalation; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "Hexafluoroethane" and "Trifluoroethene."
Lethal Concentration
LCLo (rat) = 62.5 ppm/4hr
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Liquefied gas, toxic, n.o.s."
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Other Poison
Simple Asphyxiant
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: