Chlorotrifluoromethane

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

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Individual Reactions

Methyl cation + Chlorotrifluoromethane = (Methyl cation • Chlorotrifluoromethane)

By formula: CH3+ + CClF3 = (CH3+ • CClF3)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr221.kJ/molPHPMSMcMahon, Heinis, et al., 1988gas phase; switching reaction(CH3+)N2, Entropy change calculated or estimated, uses MCA(N2) = 202. kJ/mol; Foster, Williamson, et al., 1974; M

Iodine + Chlorotrifluoromethane = Methane, trifluoroiodo- + Iodine monochloride

By formula: I2 + CClF3 = CF3I + ClI

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr72.3 ± 1.1kJ/molEqkLord, Goy, et al., 1967gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = 71.55 ± 0.71 kJ/mol; ALS

bromine chloride + Chlorotrifluoromethane = Bromotrifluoromethane + Chlorine

By formula: BrCl + CClF3 = CBrF3 + Cl2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr44.73 ± 0.63kJ/molEqkCoomber and Whittle, 1967gas phase; ALS

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C     Symmetry Number σ = 3


 Sym.   No   Approximate   Selected Freq.  Infrared   Raman   Comments 
 Species   type of mode   Value   Rating   Value  Phase  Value  Phase

a1 1 CF3 s-str 1105  C 1105 VS gas 1106 W p gas
a1 2 CCl str 781  C 781 S gas 781.7 VS p gas
a1 3 CF3 s-deform 476  C 475.8 S p gas
e 4 CF3 d-str 1212  C 1212 VS gas 1217 W dp gas
e 5 CF3 d-deform 563  C 563 M gas 560 W dp gas
e 6 CCl bend 350  C 350 M dp gas

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

VSVery strong
SStrong
MMedium
WWeak
pPolarized
dpDepolarized
C3~6 cm-1 uncertainty

References

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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]

Lord, Goy, et al., 1967
Lord, A.; Goy, C.A.; Pritchard, H.O., The heats of formation of trifluoromethyl chloride and bromide, J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 2705-2707. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Coomber and Whittle, 1967
Coomber, J.W.; Whittle, E., Bond dissociation energies from equilibrium studies. Part 3.-D(CF3-Cl), D(C2F5-Cl) and the enthalpy of formation of CF3Cl, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 2656-2667. [all data]

Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T., Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume II, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1972, 6, 3, 993-1102. [all data]


Notes

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