Ethane, hexafluoro-

• Formula: C₂F₆
• Molecular weight: 138.0118
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2F6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WMIYKQLTONQJES-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 76-16-4
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• Other names: Perfluoroethane; F-116; Freon 116; Hexafluoroethane; C2F6; Fluorocarbon 116; UN 2193; Freon 1166SY; 1,1,1,2,2,2-Hexafluoroethane; R 116; Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoro-; HFC 116
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

3 + 2 = 6 + 

By formula: 3C₂F₆ + 2F₃N = 6CF₄ + N₂

 +  = 2

By formula: C₂N₂ + C₂F₆ = 2C₂F₃N

 +  = 2

By formula: C₂F₆ + Br₂ = 2CBrF₃

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   D_3d     Symmetry Number σ = 6

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

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References

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Sinke, 1966
Sinke, G.C., The heat of reaction of nitrogen trifluoride and hexafluoroethane, J. Phys. Chem., 1966, 70, 1326-1327. [all data]

Walker, Sinke, et al., 1970
Walker, L.C.; Sinke, G.C.; Perettie, D.J.; Janz, G.J., Enthalpy of formation of trifluoroacetonitrile, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1970, 92, 4525-4526. [all data]

Coomber and Whittle, 1967
Coomber, J.W.; Whittle, E., Bond dissociation energies from equilibrium studies. Part 2.-D(CF₃-CF₃) and enthalpy of formation of C₂F₆, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 1394-1401. [all data]

Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T., Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume I, National Bureau of Standards, 1972, 1-160. [all data]

Notes

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  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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