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- noun organic chemistry A
fluorinated alcohol used as asolvent inpolymer systems.
Etymologies
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hexa- + fluoro- + isopropanol
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Methanol is an inferior solvent for quick gradients due to it's viscosity (hydrogen bonding: donor and acceptor!) and generally does a shittier job, even with fancy additives such as 1,1,1,3,3,3, hexafluoroisopropanol to replace cheap old acetic acid.
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