Ethene, tetrafluoro-

• Formula: C₂F₄
• Molecular weight: 100.0150
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2F4/c3-1(4)2(5)6 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BFKJFAAPBSQJPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 116-14-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethylene, tetrafluoro-; Perfluoroethene; Perfluoroethylene; Tetrafluoroethene; Tetrafluoroethylene; TFE; C2F4; Fluoroplast 4; Tetrafluorethylene; 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethylene; Tetrafluorethene; Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-
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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = 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
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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B - John E. Bartmess
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  = C₂ClF₄^-

By formula: Cl^- + C₂F₄ = C₂ClF₄^-

 +  = C₂BrF₄^-

By formula: Br^- + C₂F₄ = C₂BrF₄^-

C₇CrF₄O₅ (g) =  (g) + C₅CrO₅ (g)

By formula: C₇CrF₄O₅ (g) = C₂F₄ (g) + C₅CrO₅ (g)

C₂ClF₄^- + 2 = C₄ClF₈^-

By formula: C₂ClF₄^- + 2C₂F₄ = C₄ClF₈^-

C₄ClF₈^- + 3 = C₆ClF₁₂^-

By formula: C₄ClF₈^- + 3C₂F₄ = C₆ClF₁₂^-

C₆ClF₁₂^- + 4 = C₈ClF₁₆^-

By formula: C₆ClF₁₂^- + 4C₂F₄ = C₈ClF₁₆^-

C₂BrF₄^- + 2 = C₄BrF₈^-

By formula: C₂BrF₄^- + 2C₂F₄ = C₄BrF₈^-

 +  =

By formula: HBr + C₂F₄ = C₂HBrF₄

=  + 

By formula: C₂F₄I₂ = C₂F₄ + I₂

 +  =

By formula: C₂F₄ + Cl₂ = C₂Cl₂F₄

 + 2 = 2 + 4

By formula: C₂F₄ + 2H₂ = 2C + 4HF

 +  =

By formula: C₂F₄ + Br₂ = C₂Br₂F₄

 + 4 = 4 + 2

By formula: C₂F₄ + 4Na = 4FNa + 2C

2 =  + 2

By formula: 2CHClF₂ = C₂F₄ + 2HCl

2 =

By formula: 2C₂F₄ = C₄F₈

 + 2 = 2

By formula: C₂F₄ + 2F₂ = 2CF₄

=  + 

By formula: C₂Br₂F₄ = C₂F₄ + Br₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

 +  = C₂BrF₄^-

By formula: Br^- + C₂F₄ = C₂BrF₄^-

C₂BrF₄^- + 2 = C₄BrF₈^-

By formula: C₂BrF₄^- + 2C₂F₄ = C₄BrF₈^-

C₂ClF₄^- + 2 = C₄ClF₈^-

By formula: C₂ClF₄^- + 2C₂F₄ = C₄ClF₈^-

C₄ClF₈^- + 3 = C₆ClF₁₂^-

By formula: C₄ClF₈^- + 3C₂F₄ = C₆ClF₁₂^-

C₆ClF₁₂^- + 4 = C₈ClF₁₆^-

By formula: C₆ClF₁₂^- + 4C₂F₄ = C₈ClF₁₆^-

 +  = C₂ClF₄^-

By formula: Cl^- + C₂F₄ = C₂ClF₄^-

IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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