Nitrogen trifluoride

• Formula: F₃N
• Molecular weight: 71.0019
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F3N/c1-4(2)3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GVGCUCJTUSOZKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7783-54-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Trifluoroamine; Nitrogen fluoride (NF3); Nitrogen fluoride; Trifluoroammonia; Perfluoroammonia; NF3; UN 2451
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  • IR Spectrum
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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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 (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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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

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃⁺ + F₃N = (CH₃⁺ • F₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₃N = (F^- • F₃N)

3 + 5 = 6 + 4

By formula: 3C₂F₃N + 5F₃N = 6CF₄ + 4N₂

3 + 2 = 6 + 

By formula: 3C₂F₆ + 2F₃N = 6CF₄ + N₂

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:
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃⁺ + F₃N = (CH₃⁺ • F₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₃N = (F^- • F₃N)

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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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Streng, 1971
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Menzel and Mohry, 1933
Menzel, W.; Mohry, F., Vapor pressure of CF(4) and NF(3) and the triple point of CF(4)., Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1933, 210, 257. [all data]

McMahon, Heinis, et al., 1988
McMahon, T.; Heinis, T.; Nicol, G.; Hovey, J.K.; Kebarle, P., Methyl Cation Affinities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 23, 7591, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00231a002 . [all data]

Foster, Williamson, et al., 1974
Foster, M.S.; Williamson, A.D.; Beauchamp, J.L., Photoionization mass spectrometry of trans-azomethane, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1974, 15, 429. [all data]

Hiraoka, Shimizu, et al., 1995
Hiraoka, K.; Shimizu, A.; Minamitsu, A.; Nasu, M.; Fujimaki, S.; Yamabe, S., The small binding energies of the negative cluster ions: SF5-(SF6)1, SF6-(SF6)1 and F-(SF6)n (n=1 and 2), in the gas phase, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1995, 241, 5-6, 623, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(95)00676-U . [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]

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

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Nasu, et al., 1995
Hiraoka, K.; Nasu, M.; Fujimaki, S., Gas-Phase Positive and Negative Ion - Molecule Reactions in NF3, J. Phys. Chem., 1995, 99, 15822. [all data]

Tarnovsky, Levin, et al., 1994
Tarnovsky, V.; Levin, A.; Becker, K.; Basner, R.; Schmidt, M., Electron impact ionization of the NF₃ molecule, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1994, 133, 175. [all data]

Ruede, Troxler, et al., 1993
Ruede, R.; Troxler, H.; Beglinger, C.; Jungen, M., The dissociation energies of the positive ions NH₃⁺, NF₃⁺, PH₃⁺, PF₃⁺ and PCl₃⁺, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1993, 203, 477. [all data]

Berkowitz and Greene, 1984
Berkowitz, J.; Greene, J.P., The barrier to inversion in NF₃⁺, J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 81, 3383. [all data]

Dudin, Baluev, et al., 1979
Dudin, A.V.; Baluev, A.V.; Gorokhov, L.N., A mass spectrometric investigation of nitrogen trifluoride by the electron shock method, Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1979, 28, 1996. [all data]

Basset and Lloyd, 1972
Basset, P.J.; Lloyd, D.R., Photoelectron spectra of halides. Part III. Trifluorides and oxide trifluorides of nitrogen and phosphorus, and phosphorus oxide trichloride, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1972, 248. [all data]

Muller and Fenderl, 1971
Muller, J.; Fenderl, K., Reaktionen des π-Cyclopentadienyl-Mangantricarbonyl-Kations mit einfachen Fluorverbindungen in der gasphase, Chem. Ber., 1971, 104, 2207. [all data]

Dibeler and Walker, 1969
Dibeler, V.H.; Walker, J.A., Mass spectrometric study of photoionization. XIV. Nitrogen trifluoride and trifluoramine oxide, Inorg. Chem., 1969, 8, 1728. [all data]

Baumgartel, Jochims, et al., 1989
Baumgartel, H.; Jochims, H.-W.; Ruhl, E.; Bock, H.; Dammel, R.; Minkwitz, J.; Nass, R., Photoelectron and photoionization mass spectra of the fluoramines NH₃-_nF_n¹, Inorg. Chem., 1989, 28, 943. [all data]

Potts, Lempka, et al., 1970
Potts, A.W.; Lempka, H.J.; Streets, D.G.; Price, W.C., Photoelectron spectra of the halides of elements in groups III, IV, V and VI, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (London), 1970, A268, 59. [all data]

Bassett and Lloyd, 1970
Bassett, P.J.; Lloyd, D.R., The photoelectron spectra of nitrogen trifluoride and nitrogen oxide trifluoride, and a reassignment of the spectra of tetrafluorides of group IV, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 6, 166. [all data]

Reese and Dibeler, 1956
Reese, R.M.; Dibeler, V.H., Ionization and dissociation of nitrogen trifluoride by electron impact, J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 24, 1175. [all data]

Berkowitz, Greene, et al., 1984
Berkowitz, J.; Greene, J.P.; Foropoulos, J., Jr.; Neskovic, O.M., Bonding and ionization energies of N-F and P-F compounds, J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 81, 6166. [all data]

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)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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