Lithium fluoride
- Formula: FLi
- Molecular weight: 25.939
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/FH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PQXKHYXIUOZZFA-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 7789-24-4
- Chemical structure:
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Phase change data
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Data compiled by: William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Enthalpy of sublimation
| ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64.1 ± 1.0 | 1073. to 1121. | Scheffee and Margrave, 1959 | See also Eisenstadt, Rothberg, et al., 1958. |
| 64.0 ± 1.0 | 957. to 1113. | Porter and Schoonmaker, 1958 |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to FLi+ (ion structure unspecified)
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| >1.34997 | EIAE | Ebinghaus, 1964 | From (LiF)2; G3MP2B3 calculations indicate an EA of ca.0.5 eV; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | EI | Berkowitz, Tasman, et al., 1962 | RDSH |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li+ | 11.40 | F | EI | Veljkovic, Neskovic, et al., 1993 | LL |
| Li+ | 11.5 | F | EI | Berkowitz, Tasman, et al., 1962 | RDSH |
| Li+ | ~12. | F | EI | Porter and Schoonmaker, 1958 | RDSH |
References
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Scheffee and Margrave, 1959
Scheffee, R.S.; Margrave, J.L.,
Vapor Pressure Equations for Species over Solid and Liquid LiF,
J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 6, 1682, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730680
. [all data]
Eisenstadt, Rothberg, et al., 1958
Eisenstadt, M.; Rothberg, G.M.; Kusch, P.,
Molecular Composition of Alkali Fluoride Vapors,
J. Chem. Phys., 1958, 29, 4, 797, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1744593
. [all data]
Porter and Schoonmaker, 1958
Porter, R.F.; Schoonmaker, R.C.,
Mass spectrometric study of the vaporization of LiF, NaF, and LiF-NaF mixtures,
J. Chem. Phys., 1958, 29, 1070. [all data]
Ebinghaus, 1964
Ebinghaus, H.Z.,
Negative Ionen aus Alkalihalogeniden und Electronenaffinitaten der Alkalimetalle und Alkalihalogenide,
Z. Naturfor., 1964, 19A, 727. [all data]
Berkowitz, Tasman, et al., 1962
Berkowitz, J.; Tasman, H.A.; Chupka, W.A.,
Double-oven experiments with lithium halide vapors,
J. Chem. Phys., 1962, 36, 2170. [all data]
Veljkovic, Neskovic, et al., 1993
Veljkovic, M.V.; Neskovic, O.M.; Miletic, M.B.; Zmbov, K.F.,
Mass spectrometric study of ionization and fragmentation of lithium fluoride vapor by electron impact,
J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 1993, 58, 101. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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