List of PFAS Chemcials

PFAS Chemcial and their structure

Posted by Winchell.Wang on May 6, 2023

PFCAs

Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids

PFOA

Name: Perfluorooctanoic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
335-67-1 C7F15COOH 2290 (24°C) -0.5-4.2

Keywords: Hydrophobic Interactions, Long Chain, adsorbents with amine groups, the most representative PFAS.

PFOA

PFHxA

Name: Perfluorohexanoic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
307-24-4 C5F11COOH 15700 (RT) -0.16

Keywords: Hydrophobic Interactions, Short Chain.

PFHxA

PFHpA

Name: Perfluoroheptanoic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
375-85-9 C6F13COOH 3.65 (at 25°C) -2.29

Keywords: Hydrophobic Interactions, Long Chain.

PFHpA

PFBA

Name: Perfluorobutanoic acid/Heptafluorobutyric acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
375-22-4 C3F7COOH N/A 1.07

Keywords: Hydrophobic Interactions, Short Chain.

PFBA

PFSAs

Perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids

PFOS

Name: Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
1763-23-1 C8F17SO3H 3.2x10-3 (at 25°C) <1.0

Keywords: Hydrophobic Interactions, Long Chain, adsorbents with amine groups, the most representative PFAS.

PFOS

PFHxS

Name: Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
355-46-4 C6F13SO3H 6.2 (at 25°C) 0.14

Keywords: Long Chain

PFHxS

PFBS

Name: Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
375-73-5 C4F9SO3H 344 (at 25°C) -3.31

Keywords: Short Chain

PFBS

6:2 FTSA

Name: 1-Octanesulfonic acid, 6:2 FTSA, H4PFOS

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
27619-97-2 C8H5F13O3S 58000 (at 20°C) 1.31

6:2_FTSA

Keywords: Long Chain, Similar to PFOS

6:2 FTSAB

Name: 1-Propanaminium, 6:2 FTSAB

CAS Formula Solubility in water (mg/L) pKa
34455-29-3 C15H19F13N2O4S 50 (at 20°C) N/A

6:2_FTSAB

Keywords: Long Chain, Betaine