Phosphorus trifluoride

• Formula: F₃P
• Molecular weight: 87.968972
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F3P/c1-4(2)3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WKFBZNUBXWCCHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7783-55-3
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• Other names: PF3; Phosphorus(III) fluoride; Phosphorous-trifluoride-; Phosphorus fluoride; Phosphorous fluoride; TL 75; Trifluorophosphine
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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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Phase change data

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Data compiled by: Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein

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
MS - José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₃P = (F^- • F₃P)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + F₃P = (Cl^- • F₃P)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₃P = (CN^- • F₃P)

CrF₁₈P₆ (cr) =  (cr) + 6 (g)

By formula: CrF₁₈P₆ (cr) = Cr (cr) + 6F₃P (g)

 (l) =  (cr) + 4 (g)

By formula: F₁₂NiP₄ (l) = Ni (cr) + 4F₃P (g)

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:
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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C_3ν     Symmetry Number σ = 3

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

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)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  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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