Ethene, 1,1-difluoro-

• Formula: C₂H₂F₂
• Molecular weight: 64.0341
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H2F2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BQCIDUSAKPWEOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-38-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethylene, 1,1-difluoro-; Genetron 1132a; Vinylidene difluoride; Vinylidene fluoride; 1,1-Difluoroethene; 1,1-Difluoroethylene; CH2=CF2; Halocarbon 1132A; NCI-C60208; UN 1959; VDF; FC 1132a
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₂H₂F₂ = (F^- • C₂H₂F₂)

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:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
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

IR Spectrum

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• GAS (50 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION, SATURATED (CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, CS2 FOR 1330-500 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Kolesov, Martynov, et al., 1962
Kolesov, V.P.; Martynov, A.M.; Shtekher, S.M.; Skuratov, S.M., Standard enthalpies of formation of 1,1-difluoroethylene and of trifluoroethylene, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1962, 36, 1118-1120. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Neugebauer and Margrave, 1957
Neugebauer, C.A.; Margrave, J.L., Heats of formation of the fluoromethanes and fluoroethylenes, Tech. Rept., 1957, 1-45. [all data]

Neugebauer and Margrave, 1956
Neugebauer, C.A.; Margrave, J.L., The heats of formation of tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoromethane and 1,1-difluoroethylene, J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 1318-1321. [all data]

Sullivan and Beauchamp, 1976
Sullivan, S.A.; Beauchamp, J.L., Competition between proton transfer and elimination in the reactions of strong bases with fluoroethanes in the gas phase. Influence of base strength on reactivity, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1976, 98, 1160. [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]

Frenking, Koch, et al., 1984
Frenking, G.; Koch, W.; Schaale, M.; Baumgartel, H., The unimolecular decay of difluoroethene cations. An experimental and quantum-chemical study, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1984, 61, 305. [all data]

Bieri, Niessen, et al., 1981
Bieri, G.; Niessen, W.V.; Asbrink, L.; Svensson, A., The He(II) photoelectron spectra of the fluorosubstituted ethylenes and their analysis by the green's function method, Chem. Phys., 1981, 60, 61. [all data]

Sell, Mintz, et al., 1978
Sell, J.A.; Mintz, D.M.; Kupperman, A., Photoelectron angular distributions of carbon-carbon π electrons in ethylene, benzene, and their fluorinated derivatives, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1978, 58, 601. [all data]

Reinke, Kraessig, et al., 1973
Reinke, D.; Kraessig, R.; Baumgartel, H., Photoreactions of small organic molecules, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1973, 28, 1021. [all data]

Lake and Thompson, 1970
Lake, R.F.; Thompson, H., Photoelectron spectra of halogenated ethylenes, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1970, A315, 323. [all data]

Momigny, 1963
Momigny, J., Ionization potentials and the structures of the photo-ionization yield curves of ethylene and its halogeno derivatives, Nature, 1963, 199, 1179. [all data]

Bralsford, Harris, et al., 1960
Bralsford, R.; Harris, P.V.; Price, W.C., The effect of fluorine on the electronic spectra and ionization potentials of molecules, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1960, A258, 459. [all data]

Sell and Kuppermann, 1979
Sell, J.A.; Kuppermann, A., Variable angle photoelectron spectroscopy of the fluoroethylenes, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 71, 4703. [all data]

Lifshitz and Long, 1963
Lifshitz, C.; Long, F.A., Appearance potentials and mass spectra of fluorinated ethylenes. I. Decomposition mechanisms and their energetics, J. Phys. Chem., 1963, 67, 2463. [all data]

Syrvatka, Bel'ferman, et al., 1971
Syrvatka, B.G.; Bel'ferman, A.L.; Gil'burd, M.M.; Moin, F.B., Determination of the dissociation energy of the double bond in some fluorochloro-substituted ethylenes and their ions by electron bombardment, J. Org. Chem. USSR, 1971, 7, 8, In original 9. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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