Trichloromethane

• Formula: CHCl₃
• Molecular weight: 119.378
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-66-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Chloroform, deutero-
  • Chloroform, deutero-
  • Methane-d, trichloro-
• Other names: Chloroform; Freon 20; Methane, trichloro-; R 20; Trichloroform; CHCl3; Formyl trichloride; Methane trichloride; Methenyl trichloride; Methyl trichloride; Chloroforme; Cloroformio; NCI-C02686; R 20 (refrigerant); Trichloormethaan; Trichlormethan; Triclorometano; Rcra waste number U044; UN 1888; NSC 77361; F 20
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

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 (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CHCl₃ = (Cl^- • CHCl₃)

CCl₃^- +  =

By formula: CCl₃^- + H⁺ = CHCl₃

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHCl₃ = (CN^- • CHCl₃)

C₈H₆MoO₃ (solution) +  (solution) =  (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₈H₆MoO₃ (solution) + CCl₄ (solution) = C₈H₅ClMoO₃ (solution) + CHCl₃ (solution)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + CHCl₃ = (Br^- • CHCl₃)

CHCl₄^- + 2 = C₂H₂Cl₇^-

By formula: CHCl₄^- + 2CHCl₃ = C₂H₂Cl₇^-

C₂H₂Cl₇^- + 3 = C₃H₃Cl₁₀^-

By formula: C₂H₂Cl₇^- + 3CHCl₃ = C₃H₃Cl₁₀^-

C₄H₉⁺ +  = (C₄H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉⁺ + CHCl₃ = (C₄H₉⁺ • CHCl₃)

 +  =  + 

By formula: HNaO + C₂HCl₃O = CHNaO₂ + CHCl₃

 +  =  + 

By formula: CHCl₃ + Cl₂ = CCl₄ + HCl

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + CHCl₃ = (I^- • CHCl₃)

 +  =  + 

By formula: CHCl₃ + Br₂ = HBr + CBrCl₃

2 =  + 

By formula: 2CHCl₂F = CHCl₃ + CHClF₂

C₁₀H₁₂Mo (cr) + 2 (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₀H₁₂Mo (cr) + 2CCl₄ (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2CHCl₃ (l)

C₁₀H₁₂W (cr) + 2 (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₀H₁₂W (cr) + 2CCl₄ (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2CHCl₃ (l)

 +  =  + 

By formula: HBr + CBrCl₃ = CHCl₃ + Br₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Additional Data

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  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
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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