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hexafluoroisopropanol

A transparent flask with a twisted neck and a spherical bubble at the top, emitting vapor, symbolizes hexafluoroisopropanol, a volatile, fluorinated alcohol used in advanced polymer chemistry.

A volatile, fluorinated alcohol commonly used as a specialty solvent in advanced polymer chemistry. It is highly polar and strongly hydrogen-bonding, making it uniquely capable of dissolving resilient biological proteins and synthetic polymers that resist standard aqueous solutions. It is widely used in laboratory settings to process artificial silk.

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