Fluoroform

• Formula: CHF₃
• Molecular weight: 70.0138
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CHF3/c2-1(3)4/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XPDWGBQVDMORPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-46-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Methane, trifluoro-; Arcton 1; Fluoryl; Freon F-23; Freon 23; Genetron 23; Methyl trifluoride; R 23; Trifluoromethane; CHF3; Arcton; Halocarbon 23; UN 1984; Carbon trifluoride; Genetron HFC23; Propellant 23; Refrigerant 23; FC 23 (fluorocarbon); FC 23; R 23 (halocarbon); HFC 23
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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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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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
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 sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy 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

CF₃^- +  =

By formula: CF₃^- + H⁺ = CHF₃

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHF₃ = (CN^- • CHF₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CHF₃ = (Cl^- • CHF₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + CHF₃ = (F^- • CHF₃)

C₈H₅^- +  = C₉H₆F₃^-

By formula: C₈H₅^- + CHF₃ = C₉H₆F₃^-

C₂H^- +  = C₃H₂F₃^-

By formula: C₂H^- + CHF₃ = C₃H₂F₃^-

C₉H₇^- +  = C₁₀H₈F₃^-

By formula: C₉H₇^- + CHF₃ = C₁₀H₈F₃^-

C₂H₅O^- +  = C₃H₆F₃O^-

By formula: C₂H₅O^- + CHF₃ = C₃H₆F₃O^-

CH₃O^- +  = C₂H₄F₃O^-

By formula: CH₃O^- + CHF₃ = C₂H₄F₃O^-

C₃H₇O^- +  = C₄H₈F₃O^-

By formula: C₃H₇O^- + CHF₃ = C₄H₈F₃O^-

C₄H₉⁺ +  = (C₄H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉⁺ + CHF₃ = (C₄H₉⁺ • CHF₃)

C₅O₅W (g) +  (g) = C₆HF₃O₅W (g)

By formula: C₅O₅W (g) + CHF₃ (g) = C₆HF₃O₅W (g)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + CHF₃ = (I^- • CHF₃)

 +  =  + 

By formula: CHF₃ + Br₂ = HBr + CBrF₃

 +  =  + 

By formula: HBr + CBrF₃ = CHF₃ + Br₂

2 =  + 

By formula: 2CHClF₂ = CHCl₂F + CHF₃

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

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

References

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Croll and Scott, 1964
Croll, I.M.; Scott, R.L., Fluorocarbon Solutions at Low Termperatures IV. The Liquid Mixtures CH4 + CClF3, CH2F2 + CClF3, CHF3 + CClF3, CF4 + CClF3, C2H6 + CClF3, C2H6 + CF4, and CHF3 + CF4, J. Phys. Chem., 1964, 68, 3853. [all data]

Thorp and Scott, 1956
Thorp, N.; Scott, R.L., Fluorocarbon solutions at low termperatures. I. The liquid mixtures CF4-CHF3, CF4-CH4, CF4-Kr, CH4-Kr., J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 670. [all data]

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Ohgaki, K.; Umezono, S.; Katayama, T., Pressure-density-temperature (p-ρ-T) relations of fluoroform, nitrous oxide, and propene in the critical region, J. Supercrit. Fluids, 1990, 3, 78-84. [all data]

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Wagner, W., Thermodynamic properties of trifluoromethane, Kaeltetech.-Klim., 1968, 20, 238-40. [all data]

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Paulino, J.A.; Squires, R.R., Carbene Thermochemistry from Collision-Induced Dissociation Threshold Energy Measurements - The Heats of Formation of X1A1 CF2 and X1A1 CCl2, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 15, 5573, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00015a009 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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