Perfluorononanoic acid

Perfluorononanoic acid
Names
IUPAC name
Heptadecafluorononanoic acid
Other names
perfluoro-n-nonanoic acid, PFNA, perfluorononanoate
Identifiers
375-95-1 Yes
ChEBI CHEBI:38397 
ChemSpider 61138 
EC number 206-801-3
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PubChem 67821
Properties
C9HF17O2
Molar mass 464.08 g/mol
Appearance white crystalline powder
Melting point 59 to 62 °C (138 to 144 °F; 332 to 335 K)[1]
Boiling point 218 °C (424 °F; 491 K)[2]
9.5 g/L[3]
Solubility in other solvents polar organic solvents
Acidity (pKa) ~0[4][5]
Hazards
Main hazards Strong Acid, Causes Burns
R-phrases R22 R34 R52/53
S-phrases S26 S36/37/39 S45
Related compounds
Related compounds
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Perfluorononanoic acid, or PFNA, is a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant found in people and wildlife along with PFOS and PFOA.

Chemistry and properties

In acidic form it is a highly reactive strong acid. In its conjugate base form as a salt it is stable and commonly ion paired with ammonium. In the commercial product Surflon S-111 (CAS 72968-3-88) it is the primary compound present by weight. PFNA is used as surfactant for the production of the fluoropolymer polyvinylidene fluoride.[6][7] It is produced mainly in Japan by the oxidation of a linear fluorotelomer olefin mixture containing F(CF2)8CH=CH2. It can also be synthesized by the carboxylation of F(CF2)8I. PFNA can form from the biodegradation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.[8] Additionally, it is considered a probable degradation product of many other compounds.[9]

PFNA is the largest perfluorinated carboxylic acid surfactant. Fluorocarbon derivatives with terminal carboxylates are only surfactants when they possess five to nine carbons.[10] Fluorosurfactants reduce the surface tension of water down to half of what hydrocarbon surfactants can by concentrating at the liquid-air interface due to the lipophobicity of fluorocarbons.[10][11] PFNA is very stable and is not known to degrade in the environment by oxidative processes because of the strength of the carbon–fluorine bond and the electronegativity of fluorine.

Environmental and health concerns

Like the eight-carbon PFOA, the nine-carbon PFNA is a developmental toxicant and an immune system toxicant.[12] However, longer chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) are considered more bioaccumulative and toxic.[13] PFNA is an agonist of the nuclear receptors PPARα and PPARγ.[12] In the years between 1999–2000 and 2003–2004, the geometric mean of PFNA increased from 0.5 parts per billion to 1.0 parts per billion in the US population's blood serum.[14] In a cross-sectional study of 2003–2004 US samples, a higher (13.9 milligram per deciliter) total cholesterol level was observed in when the highest quartile was compared to the lowest.[15] Non-HDL cholesterol (or "bad cholesterol") levels were also higher in samples with more PFNA.

In bottlenose dolphins from Delaware Bay, PFNA was the perfluorinated carboxylic acid measured in the highest concentration in blood plasma; it was found in concentrations well over 100 parts per billion.[16] PFNA has been detected in polar bears in concentrations over 400 parts per billion.[17] PFNA was the perfluorinated chemical measured in the highest concentration in Russian Baikal seals.[18] However, PFOS is the perfluorinated compound that dominates in most wildlife biomonitoring samples.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Perfluorononanoic acid 97%". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Perfluorononanoic acid". ChemicalBook. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Safety (MSDS) data for perfluorononanoic acid". PTCL Safety web site. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Goss KU (July 2008). "The pKa values of PFOA and other highly fluorinated carboxylic acids". Environ. Sci. Technol. 42 (2): 456–458. doi:10.1021/es702192c. PMID 18284146.
  5. ↑ Rayne S, Forest K (June 2010). "Theoretical studies on the pKa values of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids". J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 949 (1-3): 60–69. doi:10.1016/j.theochem.2010.03.003.
  6. ↑ Prevedouros K, Cousins IT, Buck RC, Korzeniowski SH (January 2006). "Sources, fate and transport of perfluorocarboxylates". Environ Sci Technol. 40 (1): 32–44. doi:10.1021/es0512475. PMID 16433330. Supporting Information (PDF).
  7. ↑ PERFORCE — PERFLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT (PDF). Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Universiteit van Amsterdam. 2006-09-15. p. 18. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  8. ↑ Henderson WM, Smith MA (February 2007). "Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorononanoic acid in fetal and neonatal mice following in utero exposure to 8–2 fluorotelomer alcohol". Toxicol. Sci. 95 (2): 452–61. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfl162. PMID 17093205.
  9. ↑ Lists of PFOS, PFAS, PFOA, PFCA, related compounds and chemicals that may degrade to PFCA (PDF). Environment Directorate-Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides, and Biotechnology. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Salager, Jean-Louis (2002). FIRP Booklet # 300-A: Surfactants-Types and Uses (PDF). Universidad de los Andes Laboratory of Formulation, Interfaces Rheology, and Processes. p. 44. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  11. ↑ "Fluorosurfactant — Structure / Function". Mason Chemical Company. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Fang X, Zhang L, Feng Y, Zhao Y, Dai J (October 2008). "Immunotoxic effects of perfluorononanoic acid on BALB/c mice". Toxicol. Sci. 105 (2): 312–21. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfn127. PMID 18583369.
  13. ↑ Del Gobbo L, Tittlemier S, Diamond M et al. (August 2008). "Cooking decreases observed perfluorinated compound concentrations in fish". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56 (16): 7551–9. doi:10.1021/jf800827r. PMID 18620413.
  14. ↑ Calafat AM, Wong LY, Kuklenyik Z, Reidy JA, Needham LL (November 2007). "Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the U.S. population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004 and comparisons with NHANES 1999–2000". Environ Health Perspect. 115 (11): 1596–602. doi:10.1289/ehp.10598. PMC 2072821. PMID 18007991.
  15. ↑ Nelson JW, Hatch EE, Webster, TF (2009). "Exposure to Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cholesterol, Body Weight, and Insulin Resistance in the General U.S. Population" (PDF). Environ. Health Perspect. 118 (2): 197–202. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901165. PMC 2831917. PMID 20123614.
  16. ↑ Houde M, Wells RS, Fair PA et al. (September 2005). "Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean". Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (17): 6591–8. doi:10.1021/es0506556. PMID 16190216.
  17. ↑ Muir, Derek. Biomonitoring of perfluoroalkyl acids: An overview of the global and temporal trend data (PDF). Fluoros. Environment Canada - National Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  18. ↑ "Water Pollution Continues At Famous Russian Lake". ScienceDaily. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  19. ↑ Houde M, Martin JW, Letcher RJ, Solomon KR, Muir DC (June 2006). "Biological monitoring of polyfluoroalkyl substances: A review". Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 (11): 3463–73. doi:10.1021/es052580b. PMID 16786681. Supporting Information (PDF).

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