Boron trichloride

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-402.96kJ/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1964
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar290.17J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1964

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 700.700. to 6000.
A 35.2897082.15702
B 137.50720.644587
C -157.7067-0.146435
D 66.772040.011063
E -0.146399-2.805340
F -418.8268-435.9100
G 297.4736376.3052
H -402.9615-402.9615
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in December, 1964 Data last reviewed in December, 1964

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc0.KN/AParker and Robinson, 1927TRC

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
181.7 to 285.93.95145973.995-38.994Stull, 1947Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

Fluorine anion + Boron trichloride = (Fluorine anion • Boron trichloride)

By formula: F- + BCl3 = (F- • BCl3)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr>360. ± 42.kJ/molIMRBHaartz and McDaniel, 1973gas phase; Greater than PF5 ( Larson and McMahon, 1985)
Δr>169.5kJ/molTherStockdale, Nelson, et al., 1972gas phase; Fluoride Affinity: > SF5; new value of latter from Grimsrud, Chowdhury, et al., 1985
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr>310. ± 42.kJ/molIMRBHaartz and McDaniel, 1973gas phase; Greater than PF5 ( Larson and McMahon, 1985)

Chlorine anion + Boron trichloride = (Chlorine anion • Boron trichloride)

By formula: Cl- + BCl3 = (Cl- • BCl3)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr289. ± 8.4kJ/molTherKrivtsov, Titova, et al., 1977gas phase; Halide affinities from this reference are too high. G3MP2B3 calculations indicate an dHaff ca. 46 kcal/mol; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
0.33 ± 0.20NBIERothe, Mathur, et al., 1980B

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
11.64 ± 0.02PEBassett and Lloyd, 1971LLK
11.60 ± 0.02PIDibeler and Walker, 1969RDSH
11.62PEKing, Krishnamurthy, et al., 1972Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
B+19.5 ± 0.2?EIKoski, Kaufman, et al., 1959RDSH
B+18.4 ± 0.2?EIMarriott and Craggs, 1957RDSH
B+19.5 ± 1.0?EILaw and Margrave, 1956RDSH
BCl+18.37 ± 0.022Cl?PIDibeler and Walker, 1969RDSH
BCl2+12.30 ± 0.02ClPIDibeler and Walker, 1969RDSH

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

Chlorine anion + Boron trichloride = (Chlorine anion • Boron trichloride)

By formula: Cl- + BCl3 = (Cl- • BCl3)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr289. ± 8.4kJ/molTherKrivtsov, Titova, et al., 1977gas phase; Halide affinities from this reference are too high. G3MP2B3 calculations indicate an dHaff ca. 46 kcal/mol; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention

Fluorine anion + Boron trichloride = (Fluorine anion • Boron trichloride)

By formula: F- + BCl3 = (F- • BCl3)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr>360. ± 42.kJ/molIMRBHaartz and McDaniel, 1973gas phase; Greater than PF5 ( Larson and McMahon, 1985)
Δr>169.5kJ/molTherStockdale, Nelson, et al., 1972gas phase; Fluoride Affinity: > SF5; new value of latter from Grimsrud, Chowdhury, et al., 1985
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr>310. ± 42.kJ/molIMRBHaartz and McDaniel, 1973gas phase; Greater than PF5 ( Larson and McMahon, 1985)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Parker and Robinson, 1927
Parker, T.W.; Robinson, P.L., Critical Temperatures of Boron Trichloride and Silicon Tetrachloride., J. Chem. Soc., 1927, 1927, 2977-81. [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Haartz and McDaniel, 1973
Haartz, J.C.; McDaniel, D.H., Fluoride ion affinity of some lewis acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 8562. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1985
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Fluoride and chloride affinities of the main group oxides, fluorides, oxofluorides, and alkyls. Quantitative scales of lewis acidities from ICR halide exchange equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 766. [all data]

Stockdale, Nelson, et al., 1972
Stockdale, J.A.D.; Nelson, D.R.; Davis, F.J.; Compton, R.N., Studies of electron impact excitation, negative ion formation, and negative ion-molecule reactions in boron trifluoride and boron trichloride, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 3336. [all data]

Grimsrud, Chowdhury, et al., 1985
Grimsrud, E.P.; Chowdhury, S.; Kebarle, P., Electron affinity of SF6 and perfluoromethylcyclohexane. The unusual kinetics of electron transfer reactions A- + B- + A, where A = SF6 or perfluorinated cycloalkanes, J. Chem. Phys., 1985, 83, 1059. [all data]

Krivtsov, Titova, et al., 1977
Krivtsov, N.V.; Titova, K.V.; Rosolovskii, V.Ya., Thermochemical study of complex borates, Russ. J. Inorg. Chem., 1977, 22, 374. [all data]

Rothe, Mathur, et al., 1980
Rothe, E.W.; Mathur, B.P.; Reck, G.P., Measurement of boron trihalide electron affinites: Correlation with boron-nitrogen adduct strengths, Inorg. Chem., 1980, 19, 829. [all data]

Bassett and Lloyd, 1971
Bassett, P.J.; Lloyd, D.R., Photoelectron spectra of halides. Part II.High-resolution spectra of the boron trihalides, J. Chem. Soc., 1971, (A), 1551. [all data]

Dibeler and Walker, 1969
Dibeler, V.H.; Walker, J.A., Mass spectrometric study of photoionization. XIII.Boron trichloride and diborontetrachloride, Inorg. Chem., 1969, 8, 50. [all data]

King, Krishnamurthy, et al., 1972
King, G.H.; Krishnamurthy, S.S.; Lappert, M.F.; Pedley, J.B., Bonding studies of compounds of boron and the Group 4 elements. Part 9. Photoelectron spectra and bonding studies of halogeno-, dimethylamino-, and methyl-boranes, BX3 and BX2Y, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 70. [all data]

Koski, Kaufman, et al., 1959
Koski, W.S.; Kaufman, J.J.; Pachucki, C.F., A mass spectroscopic appearance potential study of some boron trihalides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 1326. [all data]

Marriott and Craggs, 1957
Marriott, J.; Craggs, J.D., Ionization and dissociation by electron impact. II. Boron trifluoride and boron trichloride, J. Electron. Control, 1957, 3, 194. [all data]

Law and Margrave, 1956
Law, R.W.; Margrave, J.L., Mass spectrometer appearance potentials for positive ion fragments from BF3, B(CH3)3, B(C2H5)3, B(OCH3)3, and HB(OCH3)2, J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 25, 1086. [all data]


Notes

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