Editing Fluorocarbon (section)

==Nomenclature==
'''Perfluorocarbons''' or '''PFCs''', are [[organofluorine]] compounds with the formula C<sub>x</sub>F<sub>y</sub>, meaning they contain only [[carbon]] and [[fluorine]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{GoldBookRef |title= fluorocarbons |file= F02459}}</ref> The terminology is not strictly followed and many fluorine-containing organic compounds are  also called fluorocarbons.<ref name=Lemal/> Compounds with the prefix '''perfluoro-''' are hydrocarbons, including those with [[heteroatom]]s, wherein all C-H bonds have been replaced by C-F bonds.<ref name=Murphy>
{{cite journal
 |author=Murphy WJ
 |title=Fluorine Nomenclature... A statement by the Editors
 |journal=Ind. Eng. Chem.
 |volume=39
 |issue=3
 |pages=241–242
 |date=March 1947
 |doi=10.1021/ie50447a004
}}
</ref> Fluorocarbons includes perfluoroalkanes, fluoroalkenes, fluoroalkynes, and perfluoroaromatic compounds.