Perflubron

Perflubron (INN/USAN, or perfluorooctyl bromide; brand name Imagent) is a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography and sonography.

[1] It was approved for this use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993.

[2] Perflubron has also been tested experimentally for use in liquid breathing in premature infants with respiratory distress.

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This molecular model of Perflubron is color-coded by electron density to illustrate the positive polarisation of the large bromine atom by the inductively electron-withdrawing perfluorooctyl chain.