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Derivationof the Fonnulafor FluorocarbonsI 14 and I l4a

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l. The first digit on the right is 4. Therefore, the compound contains fbur
fluorine (F) atoms(Rule l).
2 . The second digit from the right is l. Therefore, there are no hydrogen
atoms in the compound(Rule 2).
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The third digit from the right is l. Therefore, the compound contains
two carbon atoms(Rule 3).
4 . Since the compoundcontainstwo carbonatoms,there are six other atoms
attached to the carbon atoms. Since there are four fluorine atomsand no
hydrogen atoms, the compound contains two chlorine atoms (Rule 4).
The empirical formula for fluorocarbon ll4 is, therefore, CrCl2Fa.The
most symmetrical,CCIF2CCIF2,is designatedfluorocarbon 114 and has
the followins structure:

FF

ll
cl-c-c-cl
tl
FF

FluorocarbonI 14
The unsymmetricalform, CCI2FCF3,is designatedfluorocarbon l14a and
has the following structure:

clF

ll
cl-c-c
tl

_F

FF

FluorocarbonI l4a
nuln 6. For cyclic derivatives,the letter C, followed by a dash, is usedbefore
the identifying number. Thus, by applying the first six rules, the
formula for fluorocarbonC-318 is found to be
CF2 -

CF2

ll

gP,

CF2 -

Fluorocarbon
C-318
RULE7. If the compound is unsaturated,the number one (1) is used as the
fourth digit from the right to indicate an unsaturated double bond.
Using all rules above,the number for vinyl chloride is 1140;the number for tetrafluoroethvleneis lll4.