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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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

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
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
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

CF₃^- +  =

By formula: CF₃^- + H⁺ = CHF₃

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  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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