Methyl fluoride

• Formula: CH₃F
• Molecular weight: 34.0329
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3F/c1-2/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NBVXSUQYWXRMNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 593-53-3
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• Other names: Fluoromethane; Methane, fluoro-; Freon 41; CH3F; UN 2454; R 41; HFC-41; Refrigerant gas R 41
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Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Al⁺ + CH₃F = (Al⁺ • CH₃F)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃⁺ + CH₃F = (CH₃⁺ • CH₃F)

CH₄F⁺ +  = (CH₄F⁺ • )

By formula: CH₄F⁺ + CH₃F = (CH₄F⁺ • CH₃F)

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + CH₃F = (CH₆N⁺ • CH₃F)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CH₃F = (Cl^- • CH₃F)

HO₂S⁺ +  = (HO₂S⁺ • )

By formula: HO₂S⁺ + CH₃F = (HO₂S⁺ • CH₃F)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + CH₃F = (Li⁺ • CH₃F)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Bouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997
Bouchard, F.; Brenner, V.; Carra, C.; Hepburn, J.W.; Koyanagi, G.K.; McMahon, T.B.; Ohanessian, G.; Peschke, M., Energetics and Structure of Complexes of Al+ with Small Organic Molecules in the Gas Phase, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 33, 5885, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9703465 . [all data]

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]

McMahon and Kebarle, 1986
McMahon, T.B.; Kebarle, P., Strong hydrogen bonding in gas-phase ions: A high pressure mass spectrometric study of formation and energetics of methyl fluoride proton bound dimer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 6502. [all data]

Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984
Lias, S.G.; Liebman, J.F.; Levin, R.D., Evaluated gas phase basicities and proton affinities of molecules heats of formation of protonated molecules, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1984, 13, 695. [all data]

Meot-Ner, 1984
Meot-Ner, (Mautner)M., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. 1. -NH+ O-, -NH+ N- and -OH+ O- Bonds. Correlations with Proton Affinity. Deviations Due to Structural Effects, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5, 1257, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00317a015 . [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1984
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Hydrogen bonding in gas phase anions. An experimental investigation of the interaction between chloride ion and bronsted acids from ICR chloride exchange equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 517. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1984, 2
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Gas phase negative ion chemistry of alkylchloroformates, Can. J. Chem., 1984, 62, 675. [all data]

Staley and Beauchamp, 1975
Staley, R.H.; Beauchamp, J.L., Intrinsic Acid - Base Properties of Molecules. Binding Energies of Li+ to pi - and n - Donor Bases, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 20, 5920, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00853a050 . [all data]

Dzidic and Kebarle, 1970
Dzidic, I.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of the Alkali Ions in the Gas Phase. Enthalpies and Entropies of Reactions M+(H2O)n-1 + H2O = M+(H2O)n, J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 7, 1466, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100702a013 . [all data]

Zenkevich, 2005
Zenkevich, I.G., Experimentally measured retention indices., 2005. [all data]

Zenkevich and Rodin, 2004
Zenkevich, I.G.; Rodin, A.A., Gas chromatographic identification of some volatile toxic fluorine containing compounds by precalculated retention indices, J. Ecol. Chem. (Rus.), 2004, 13, 1, 22-28. [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
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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