Sulfur hexafluoride

• Formula: F₆S
• Molecular weight: 146.055
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F6S/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2551-62-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Sulfur fluoride; OC-6-11; Elegas; SF6; Hexafluorure de soufre; UN 1080; Esaflon; sulphur hexafluoride
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

C₆H₄N₂O₄^- +  = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄N₂O₄^- + F₆S = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • F₆S)

C₆H₄N₂O₄^- +  = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • )

By formula: C₆H₄N₂O₄^- + F₆S = (C₆H₄N₂O₄^- • F₆S)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + F₆S = (Cl^- • F₆S)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₆S = (F^- • F₆S)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (F^- • F₆S) + F₆S = (F^- • 2F₆S)

F₅S^- +  = (F₅S^- • )

By formula: F₅S^- + F₆S = (F₅S^- • F₆S)

F₆S^- +  = (F₆S^- • )

By formula: F₆S^- + F₆S = (F₆S^- • F₆S)

Gas Chromatography

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Chowdhury and Kebarle, 1986
Chowdhury, S.; Kebarle, P., Role of Binding Energies in A^-.B and A.B^- Complexes in the Kinetics of Gas Phase Electron Transfer Reactions:A^- + B = A + B^- Involving Perfluoro Compounds: SF₆, C₆F₁₁CF₃, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 9, 4989, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451687 . [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]

Flanagan, Streete, et al., 1997
Flanagan, R.J.; Streete, P.J.; Ramsey, J.D., Volatile Substance Abuse, UNODC Technical Series, No 5, United Nations, Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, 1997, 56, retrieved from http://www.odccp.org/pdf/technical_series₁997-01-01₁.pdf. [all data]

Strete, Ruprah, et al., 1992
Strete, P.J.; Ruprah, M.; Ramsey, J.D.; Flanagan, R.J., Detection and identification of volatile substances by headspace capillary gas chromatography to aid the diagnosis of acute poisoning, Analyst, 1992, 117, 7, 1111-1127, https://doi.org/10.1039/an9921701111 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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