Benzene, hexafluoro-

• Formula: C₆F₆
• Molecular weight: 186.0546
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6F6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZQBFAOFFOQMSGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 392-56-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: CP 28; Hexafluorobenzene; Perfluorobenzene; 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexafluorobenzene
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Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Clustering reactions

Au^- +  = C₆AuF₆^-

By formula: Au^- + C₆F₆ = C₆AuF₆^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₆F₆ = (Br^- • C₆F₆)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Br^- • C₆F₆) + C₆F₆ = (Br^- • 2C₆F₆)

C₆F₆⁺ +  = (C₆F₆⁺ • )

By formula: C₆F₆⁺ + C₆F₆ = (C₆F₆⁺ • C₆F₆)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₆F₆^- +  = (C₆F₆^- • )

By formula: C₆F₆^- + C₆F₆ = (C₆F₆^- • C₆F₆)

C₆H₆⁺ +  = (C₆H₆⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₆⁺ + C₆F₆ = (C₆H₆⁺ • C₆F₆)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + C₆F₆ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • C₆F₆)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₆F₆ = (Cl^- • C₆F₆)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cl^- • C₆F₆) + C₆F₆ = (Cl^- • 2C₆F₆)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cr⁺ + C₆F₆ = (Cr⁺ • C₆F₆)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₆F₆ = (F^- • C₆F₆)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (F^- • C₆F₆) + C₆F₆ = (F^- • 2C₆F₆)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₆F₆ = (I^- • C₆F₆)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (I^- • C₆F₆) + C₆F₆ = (I^- • 2C₆F₆)

References

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Ho and Dunbar, 1999
Ho, Y.P.; Dunbar, R.C., Reactions of Au+ and Au- with benzene and fluorine-substituted benzenes, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 183, 175-184, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14245-8 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Mizuse, et al., 1987
Hiraoka, K.; Mizuse, S.; Yamabe, S., High Symmetric Structure of the Gas Phase Ion Cluster X^-..C₆F6 (X = Cl, Br, I), J. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 20, 5294, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100304a032 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Mizuse, et al., 1990
Hiraoka, K.; Mizuse, S.; Yamabe, S., Stabilities and Structures of C6F6-(C6F6) and C6F6+(C6F6), J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 9, 3689, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100372a061 . [all data]

Nakajima, Taguwa, et al., 1993
Nakajima, A.; Taguwa, T.; Hoshino, K.; Sugioka, T.; Naganuma, T.; Ono, F.; Watanabe, K.; Nakao, K., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of (C6F6)n- and (Au-C6F6)- Clusters, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1993, 214, 1, 22, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(93)85449-X . [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), Hamlet, et al., 1978
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M.; Hamlet, P.; Hunter, E.P.; Field, F.H., Bonding Energies in Association Ions of Aromatic Molecules. Correlations with Ionization Energies, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 17, 5466, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00485a034 . [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner) and El-Shall, 1986
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M.; El-Shall, M.S., Ionic Charge Transfer Complexes. 1. Cationic Complexes with Delocalized and Partially Localized pi Systems, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 15, 4386, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00275a026 . [all data]

Chowdhury and Kebarle, 1986
Chowdhury, S.; Kebarle, P., Role of Binding Energies in A^-.B and A.B^- Complexes in the Kinetics of Gas Phase Electron Transfer Reactions:A^- + B = A + B^- Involving Perfluoro Compounds: SF₆, C₆F₁₁CF₃, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 9, 4989, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451687 . [all data]

Ryzhov, 1999
Ryzhov, V., Binding Energies of Chromium Cations with Fluorobenzenes from Radiative Association Kinetics, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 185/186/187, 913. [all data]

Hiraoka, Mizuse, et al., 1987, 2
Hiraoka, K.; Mizuse, S.; Yamabe, S., A Determination of the Stability and Structure of F^-(C₆H₆) and F^-(C₆F₆) Clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1987, 86, 7, 4102, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451920 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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