F number (chemistry)
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F number is a number used in chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a descriptor of their molecular size. It was proposed by Hurtubise.
From a PAH it can be calculated using formula: F = B2 + C12 - R / 2, where B2 is a number of double bonds, C12 is a number of primary and secondary carbons and R is a number of non-aromatic rings.
For fluorene is F number: F = 6 + 1 - 0.5 = 6.5.
It has been found that F number linearly correlates with log k' value (logarithm of retention factor) in aqueous reversed-phase liquid chromatography.
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