Methyl fluoride

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Reaction thermochemistry 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
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

Chlorine anion + Methyl fluoride = (Chlorine anion • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Cl- + CH3F = (Cl- • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr11.5 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRELarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; B,M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr20.3cal/mol*KN/ALarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; switching reaction(Cl-)CH3Cl, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr5.4kcal/molICRLarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; switching reaction(Cl-)CH3Cl, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2; M

CH2F- + Hydrogen cation = Methyl fluoride

By formula: CH2F- + H+ = CH3F

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr419.7 ± 4.6kcal/molEIAERogers, Simpson, et al., 2010gas phase; B
Δr409.0 ± 4.0kcal/molCIDTGraul and Squires, 1990gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr400.6 ± 4.1kcal/molH-TSGraul and Squires, 1990gas phase; B

HO2S+ + Methyl fluoride = (HO2S+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: HO2S+ + CH3F = (HO2S+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr25.3kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr28.4cal/mol*KPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; M

Methyl cation + Methyl fluoride = (Methyl cation • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH3+ + CH3F = (CH3+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr54.9kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon, Heinis, et al., 1988gas phase; switching reaction(CH3+)N2, Entropy change calculated or estimated, uses MCA(N2) = 48.3 kcal/mol; Foster, Williamson, et al., 1974; M

Lithium ion (1+) + Methyl fluoride = (Lithium ion (1+) • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Li+ + CH3F = (Li+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr31.kcal/molICRStaley and Beauchamp, 1975gas phase; switching reaction(Li+)H2O, from graph; Dzidic and Kebarle, 1970 interpolated; M

CH6N+ + Methyl fluoride = (CH6N+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH6N+ + CH3F = (CH6N+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr11.8kcal/molPHPMSMeot-Ner, 1984gas phase; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr23.3cal/mol*KPHPMSMeot-Ner, 1984gas phase; M

CH4F+ + Methyl fluoride = (CH4F+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH4F+ + CH3F = (CH4F+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr32. ± 2.kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984; M

C5O5W (g) + Methyl fluoride (g) = C6H3FO5W (g)

By formula: C5O5W (g) + CH3F (g) = C6H3FO5W (g)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-11.2 ± 3.0kcal/molEqGBrown, Ishikawa, et al., 1990Temperature range: ca. 300-350 K; MS

Aluminum ion (1+) + Methyl fluoride = (Aluminum ion (1+) • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Al+ + CH3F = (Al+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr21.5 ± 2.0kcal/molEqGBouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997RCD

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

kH(T) = H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

H (mol/(kg*bar)) d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) Method Reference Comment
0.071 QN/A missing citation give several references for the Henry's law constants but don't assign them to specific species. Value at T = 288. K.
0.052 LN/A 
0.0592200.LN/A 
0.059 VN/A 

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

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

View reactions leading to CH3F+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)12.50 ± 0.04eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)143.1kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity136.6kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
12.45PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981LLK
12.54PEBieri, Asbrink, et al., 1981LLK
12.54PEBrundle, Robin, et al., 1970RDSH
12.50PIKrauss, Walker, et al., 1968RDSH
13.04PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981Vertical value; LLK
13.05PEUehara, Saito, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK
13.05EIHarshbarger, Robin, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CH2F+13.6 ± 0.2HEIHolmes, Lossing, et al., 1983LBLHLM
CH2F+13.37HPIKrauss, Walker, et al., 1968RDSH
CH2F+13.25 ± 0.06HEIMartin, Lampe, et al., 1966RDSH
CH3+12.56F-PIKrauss, Walker, et al., 1968RDSH
CH3+16.25FPIKrauss, Walker, et al., 1968RDSH

De-protonation reactions

CH2F- + Hydrogen cation = Methyl fluoride

By formula: CH2F- + H+ = CH3F

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr419.7 ± 4.6kcal/molEIAERogers, Simpson, et al., 2010gas phase; B
Δr409.0 ± 4.0kcal/molCIDTGraul and Squires, 1990gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr400.6 ± 4.1kcal/molH-TSGraul and Squires, 1990gas phase; B

Ion clustering data

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

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Clustering reactions

Aluminum ion (1+) + Methyl fluoride = (Aluminum ion (1+) • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Al+ + CH3F = (Al+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr21.5 ± 2.0kcal/molEqGBouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997RCD

Methyl cation + Methyl fluoride = (Methyl cation • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH3+ + CH3F = (CH3+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr54.9kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon, Heinis, et al., 1988gas phase; switching reaction(CH3+)N2, Entropy change calculated or estimated, uses MCA(N2) = 48.3 kcal/mol; Foster, Williamson, et al., 1974; M

CH4F+ + Methyl fluoride = (CH4F+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH4F+ + CH3F = (CH4F+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr32. ± 2.kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984; M

CH6N+ + Methyl fluoride = (CH6N+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: CH6N+ + CH3F = (CH6N+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr11.8kcal/molPHPMSMeot-Ner, 1984gas phase; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr23.3cal/mol*KPHPMSMeot-Ner, 1984gas phase; M

Chlorine anion + Methyl fluoride = (Chlorine anion • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Cl- + CH3F = (Cl- • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr11.5 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRELarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; B,M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr20.3cal/mol*KN/ALarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; switching reaction(Cl-)CH3Cl, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr5.4kcal/molICRLarson and McMahon, 1984gas phase; switching reaction(Cl-)CH3Cl, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2; M

HO2S+ + Methyl fluoride = (HO2S+ • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: HO2S+ + CH3F = (HO2S+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr25.3kcal/molPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr28.4cal/mol*KPHPMSMcMahon and Kebarle, 1986gas phase; switching reaction(SO2H+)SO2; M

Lithium ion (1+) + Methyl fluoride = (Lithium ion (1+) • Methyl fluoride)

By formula: Li+ + CH3F = (Li+ • CH3F)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr31.kcal/molICRStaley and Beauchamp, 1975gas phase; switching reaction(Li+)H2O, from graph; Dzidic and Kebarle, 1970 interpolated; M

References

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Larson and McMahon, 1984
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Hydrogen bonding in gas phase anions. An experimental investigation of the interaction between chloride ion and bronsted acids from ICR chloride exchange equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 517. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Gas phase negative ion chemistry of alkylchloroformates, Can. J. Chem., 1984, 62, 675. [all data]

Rogers, Simpson, et al., 2010
Rogers, N.J.; Simpson, M.J.; Tuckett, R.P.; Dunn, K.F.; Latimer, C.J., Vacuum-UV negative photoion spectroscopy of CH3F, CH3Cl and CH3Br, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 36, 10971-10980, https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00234h . [all data]

Graul and Squires, 1990
Graul, S.T.; Squires, R.R., Gas-Phase Acidities Derived from Threshold Energies for Activated Reactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 7, 2517, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00163a007 . [all data]

McMahon and Kebarle, 1986
McMahon, T.B.; Kebarle, P., Strong hydrogen bonding in gas-phase ions: A high pressure mass spectrometric study of formation and energetics of methyl fluoride proton bound dimer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 6502. [all data]

McMahon, Heinis, et al., 1988
McMahon, T.; Heinis, T.; Nicol, G.; Hovey, J.K.; Kebarle, P., Methyl Cation Affinities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 23, 7591, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00231a002 . [all data]

Foster, Williamson, et al., 1974
Foster, M.S.; Williamson, A.D.; Beauchamp, J.L., Photoionization mass spectrometry of trans-azomethane, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1974, 15, 429. [all data]

Staley and Beauchamp, 1975
Staley, R.H.; Beauchamp, J.L., Intrinsic Acid - Base Properties of Molecules. Binding Energies of Li+ to pi - and n - Donor Bases, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 20, 5920, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00853a050 . [all data]

Dzidic and Kebarle, 1970
Dzidic, I.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of the Alkali Ions in the Gas Phase. Enthalpies and Entropies of Reactions M+(H2O)n-1 + H2O = M+(H2O)n, J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 7, 1466, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100702a013 . [all data]

Meot-Ner, 1984
Meot-Ner, (Mautner)M., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. 1. -NH+ O-, -NH+ N- and -OH+ O- Bonds. Correlations with Proton Affinity. Deviations Due to Structural Effects, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5, 1257, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00317a015 . [all data]

Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984
Lias, S.G.; Liebman, J.F.; Levin, R.D., Evaluated gas phase basicities and proton affinities of molecules heats of formation of protonated molecules, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1984, 13, 695. [all data]

Brown, Ishikawa, et al., 1990
Brown, C.E.; Ishikawa, Y.; Hackett, P.A.; Rayner, D.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 2530. [all data]

Bouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997
Bouchard, F.; Brenner, V.; Carra, C.; Hepburn, J.W.; Koyanagi, G.K.; McMahon, T.B.; Ohanessian, G.; Peschke, M., Energetics and Structure of Complexes of Al+ with Small Organic Molecules in the Gas Phase, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 33, 5885, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9703465 . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Bieri, Asbrink, et al., 1981
Bieri, G.; Asbrink, L.; Von Niessen, W., 30.4 nm He(II) photoelectron spectra of organic molecules. Part IV. Fluoro-compounds (C,H,F), J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1981, 23, 281. [all data]

Brundle, Robin, et al., 1970
Brundle, C.R.; Robin, M.B.; Basch, H., Electronic energies and electronic structures of the fluoromethanes, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 2196. [all data]

Krauss, Walker, et al., 1968
Krauss, M.; Walker, J.A.; Dibeler, V.H., Mass spectrometric study of photoionization. X. Hydrogen chloride and methyl halides, J. Res. NBS, 1968, 72A, 281. [all data]

Uehara, Saito, et al., 1973
Uehara, Y.; Saito, N.; Yonezawa, T., Ionization potentials of trifluoromethyl and methyl halides by photoelectron spectroscopy and calculations by extended Hucket and CNDO/2 methods, Chem. Lett., 1973, 495. [all data]

Harshbarger, Robin, et al., 1973
Harshbarger, W.R.; Robin, M.B.; Lassettre, E.N., The electron impact spectra of the fluoromethanes, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 1, 319. [all data]

Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1983
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P.; Terlouw, J.K.; Burgers, P.C., Novel gas-phase ions. The radical cations [CH2XH]+. (X = F, Cl, Br, I, OH, NH2, SH) and [CH2CH2NH3]+., Can. J. Chem., 1983, 61, 2305. [all data]

Martin, Lampe, et al., 1966
Martin, R.H.; Lampe, F.W.; Taft, R.W., An electron-impact study of ionization and dissociation in methoxy- and halogen- substituted methanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1966, 88, 1353. [all data]


Notes

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