Abstract: Fluorinated triethylenediamine compounds such as perfluorotriethylenediamine and the novel compounds undecafluorotriethylenediamine and decafluorotriethylenediamine, prepared by indirect fluorination of triethylenediamine by passing triethylenediamine over, e.g., cobalt trifluoride (CoF.sub.3), are useful as a material capable of carrying oxygen in an aqueous emulsion for lifesaving a patient suffering from massive hemorrhage and for preserving internal organs in transplantation. The compounds undergo rapid biological elimination due to their low molecular weight.

Abstract: Fluorinated triethylenediamine compounds such as perfluorotriethylenediamine and the novel compounds undecafluorotriethylenediamine and decafluorotriethylenediamine, prepared by indirect fluorination of triethylenediamine by passing triethylenediamine over, e.g., cobalt trifluoride (CoF.sub.3), is useful as a material capable of carrying oxygen in an aqueous emulsion for lifesaving a patient suffering from massive hemorrhage and for preserving internal organs in transplantation. The compounds undergo rapid biological elimination due to their low molecular weight.