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Fluoroalkane - Definition and Overview

Fluoroalkanes are organic molecules, specifically they are halogenoalkanes.

Fluoroalkanes' structure contains an alkane (carbon chain back, with hydrogen attached) and Fluorine.

Example

An example is fluoroethane wherein a flourine atom is attached to a ethane molecule:

    H   H
    |   |
H - C - C - F
    |   |
    H   H
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