hydrogen fluoride

• Formula: FH
• Molecular weight: 20.00634
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/FH/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KRHYYFGTRYWZRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7664-39-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • [2H]hydrogen fluoride
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: F^- + H⁺ = HF

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + HF = (F^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + HF = (Cl^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + HF = (Br^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + HF = (I^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 + 2 =  + 4

By formula: CF₄ + 2H₂O = CO₂ + 4HF

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂ + C₃H₇F = C₃H₈ + HF

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂ + C₃H₇F = C₃H₈ + HF

 + 6 +  = 10 + 2 + 3 + 6

By formula: C₄H₄F₂N₆O₁₀ + 6O₂ + C₆H₁₀O₄ = 10CO₂ + 2HF + 3N₂ + 6H₂O

C₄F₉O^- +  = (C₄F₉O^- • )

By formula: C₄F₉O^- + HF = (C₄F₉O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

C₃HF₆O^- +  = (C₃HF₆O^- • )

By formula: C₃HF₆O^- + HF = (C₃HF₆O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

C₄H₃F₆O^- +  = (C₄H₃F₆O^- • )

By formula: C₄H₃F₆O^- + HF = (C₄H₃F₆O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  =  + 2

By formula: CF₂O + H₂O = CO₂ + 2HF

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₂HClF₄ + HF = C₂HF₅ + HCl

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₂HClF₄ + HCl = C₂HCl₂F₃ + HF

(H₂F⁺ • ) +  = (H₂F⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₂F⁺ • HF) + HF = (H₂F⁺ • 2HF)

 + 2 = 2 + 4

By formula: C₂F₄ + 2H₂ = 2C + 4HF

 +  = ( • )

By formula: HF⁺ + HF = (HF⁺ • HF)

 + 4 =  + 4

By formula: CF₄ + 4HF = CH₄ + 4F₂

H₂F⁺ +  = (H₂F⁺ • )

By formula: H₂F⁺ + HF = (H₂F⁺ • HF)

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₃F + HF = C₂H₄F₂

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
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

 +  =

By formula: F^- + H⁺ = HF

Ion clustering 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

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + HF = (Br^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

C₃HF₆O^- +  = (C₃HF₆O^- • )

By formula: C₃HF₆O^- + HF = (C₃HF₆O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

C₄F₉O^- +  = (C₄F₉O^- • )

By formula: C₄F₉O^- + HF = (C₄F₉O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

C₄H₃F₆O^- +  = (C₄H₃F₆O^- • )

By formula: C₄H₃F₆O^- + HF = (C₄H₃F₆O^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + HF = (Cl^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + HF = (F^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: HF⁺ + HF = (HF⁺ • HF)

H₂F⁺ +  = (H₂F⁺ • )

By formula: H₂F⁺ + HF = (H₂F⁺ • HF)

(H₂F⁺ • ) +  = (H₂F⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₂F⁺ • HF) + HF = (H₂F⁺ • 2HF)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + HF = (I^- • HF)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas 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

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