An organic compound containing a saturated fluorine-containing ring structure.
From fluor- + -ane (saturated hydrocarbon suffix). This term distinguishes saturated fluorine compounds from aromatic fluorine compounds.
While fluorans are flashy dyes, fluoranes are the hardworking molecules behind things like non-stick coatings, where their strong carbon-fluorine bonds resist any chemical attack.
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