Trifluoroacetic acid

• Formula: C₂HF₃O₂
• Molecular weight: 114.0233
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2HF3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DTQVDTLACAAQTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 76-05-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Acetic acid, trifluoro-; Perfluoroacetic acid; Trifluoroethanoic acid; CF3COOH; Kyselina trifluoroctova; Trifluoracetic acid; UN 2699; Acetic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoro-; NSC 77366
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
MS - José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₂F₃O₂⁺ +  = (C₂H₂F₃O₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₂F₃O₂⁺ + C₂HF₃O₂ = (C₂H₂F₃O₂⁺ • C₂HF₃O₂)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

 +  =

By formula: C₂F₃O₂^- + H⁺ = C₂HF₃O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + C₅H₁₀O = C₇H₉F₃O₂ + C₂HF₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₇H₁₀ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₉H₁₁F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₇H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₉H₁₃F₃O₃

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₀ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₈H₁₁F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₈ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₇H₉F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₇H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₉H₁₃F₃O₃

C₁₄H₁₀F₆MoO₄ (cr) + 2( • 4.40) (solution) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀F₆MoO₄ (cr) + 2(HCl • 4.40H₂O) (solution) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2C₂HF₃O₂ (l)

C₁₄H₁₀F₆O₄Ti (cr) + 2( • 4.40) (solution) =  (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀F₆O₄Ti (cr) + 2(HCl • 4.40H₂O) (solution) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Ti (cr) + 2C₂HF₃O₂ (l)

C₁₄H₁₀F₆O₄W (cr) + 2( • 4.40) (solution) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀F₆O₄W (cr) + 2(HCl • 4.40H₂O) (solution) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2C₂HF₃O₂ (l)

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + C₇H₁₂O = C₉H₁₁F₃O₂ + C₂HF₃O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₆H₁₂O + C₄F₆O₃ = C₈H₁₁F₃O₂ + C₂HF₃O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + C₅H₁₂O = C₇H₁₁F₃O₂ + C₂HF₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₂HF₃O₂ + C₆H₁₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₂HF₃O₂ + C₆H₁₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₂ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₀ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₇H₁₁F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₀ + C₂HF₃O₂ = C₇H₁₁F₃O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₂HF₃O₂ + C₆H₁₂ = C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

C₅H₁₁BrMg (solution) +  (solution) = C₂BrF₃MgO₂ (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₅H₁₁BrMg (solution) + C₂HF₃O₂ (solution) = C₂BrF₃MgO₂ (solution) + C₅H₁₂ (solution)

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + C₆H₁₄O = C₂HF₃O₂ + C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + C₆H₁₄O = C₂HF₃O₂ + C₈H₁₃F₃O₂

 +  = 2

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + H₂O = 2C₂HF₃O₂

 +  = C₂F₃NO₄ + 

By formula: C₄F₆O₃ + HNO₃ = C₂F₃NO₄ + C₂HF₃O₂

Henry's Law data

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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)

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

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₂F₃O₂^- + H⁺ = C₂HF₃O₂

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  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

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