Trifluorovinyl radical

Formula: C₂F₃
Molecular weight: 81.0166
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2F3/c3-1-2(4)5
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MHNPWFZIRJMRKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 4605-17-8
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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

State: X

Vib. sym.	No.	Approximate type of mode	cm^-1		Med.	Method	References


a'	1	C=C stretch	1780.4	w m	Ar	IR	Wurfel, Thoma, et al., 1992
	2	CF stretch	1290 ± 5		gas	IR DL	Wurfel, Pugliano, et al., 1991
	2	CF stretch	1282.4	s	Ar	IR	Wurfel, Thoma, et al., 1992
	3	CF stretch	1225 ± 5		gas	IR DL	Wurfel, Pugliano, et al., 1991
	3	CF stretch	1216.9	vs	Ar	IR	Wurfel, Thoma, et al., 1992
	4	C₂F₃ s-stretch	900.0	w	Ar	IR	Wurfel, Thoma, et al., 1992

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 287

Notes

Weak

Medium

Strong

Very strong

References

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Wurfel, Thoma, et al., 1992
Wurfel, B.E.; Thoma, A.; Bondybey, V.E., Vibrational spectroscopy of C2F3 in an Ar matrix, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 198, 1-2, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(92)90061-Q . [all data]

Wurfel, Pugliano, et al., 1991
Wurfel, B.E.; Pugliano, N.; Bradforth, S.E.; Saykally, R.J.; Pimentel, G.C., Broadband transient infrared laser spectroscopy of trifluorovinyl radical C2F3.cntdot.: experimental and ab initio results, J. Phys. Chem., 1991, 95, 7, 2932, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100160a052 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

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