Bisphenol AF (BPAF) is a fluorinated organic compound that is an analogue of bisphenol A in which the two methyl groups are replaced with trifluoromethyl groups. It exists as a white to light-gray powder.
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Further information: endocrine disruptor
Bisphenol AF is an endocrine disrupting chemical.1 Whereas BPA binds with human estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERR-γ), BPAF all but ignores ERR-γ. Instead, BPAF activates ERR-α and binds to and disables ERR-β.2
The chemical shifts in 1H, 13C and 19F NMR spectroscopy are given in the literature.3
Applications
Bisphenol AF is used as a crosslinking agent for certain fluoroelastomers and as a monomer for polyimides, polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonate copolymers and other specialty polymers. Polymers containing Bisphenol AF are useful in specialties such as high-temperature composites and electronic materials. Industries include cosmetics, chemical manufacturing, production of metals and rubber. It can also be a plastic additive.4
See also
References
Escrivá, Laura; Hanberg, Annika; Zilliacus, Johanna; Beronius, Anna (September 2019). "Assessment of the endocrine disrupting properties of Bisphenol AF according to the EU criteria and ECHA/EFSA guidance". EFSA Journal. 17 (EU‐FORA: Series 2): e170914. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.e170914. PMC 7015508. PMID 32626472. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7015508 ↩
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Hayasaka, Tatsuya; Katsuhara, Yutaka; Kume, Takashi; Yamazaki, Takashi (2011). "HF-mediated equilibrium between fluorinated ketones and the corresponding α-fluoroalcohols". Tetrahedron. 67 (12): 2215–2219. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2011.01.087. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩
"Bisphenol AF". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 20 January 2021. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Bisphenol-AF ↩