Potassium fluoride
- Formula: FK
- Molecular weight: 58.0967
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/FH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NROKBHXJSPEDAR-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 7789-23-3
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.23 | NBAE | De Vreugd, Wijnaendts van Resandt, et al., 1979 | B |
| <1.5004 | IMRE | Sidorov, Skokan, et al., 1980 | B |
| 1.04 ± 0.21 | EIAE | Shevchenko, Iljin, et al., 1976 | From K2BO2F; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
| >1.25999 | EIAE | Ebinghaus, 1964 | From (KF)2; B |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K+ | 9.8 | F | EI | Schafer and Rabeneck, 1987 | LBLHLM |
| K+ | 9.54 ± 0.20 | F | EI | Shevchenko, Iljin, et al., 1976 | LLK |
| K+ | 9.5 ± 0.3 | F | EI | Hastie, Zmbov, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
Ion clustering data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
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Clustering reactions
By formula: AlF4- + FK = (AlF4- • FK)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 28.6 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | TDAs | Gusarov, Gorokhov, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
By formula: Be2F5- + FK = (Be2F5- • FK)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 69.2 ± 2.5 | kcal/mol | N/A | Nikitin, Sorokin, et al., 1980 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
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By formula: F- + FK = (F- • FK)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 53.50 ± 0.80 | kcal/mol | TDAs | Nikitin, Sidorov, et al., 1981 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
| ΔrH° | 47.9 ± 1.0 | kcal/mol | TDEq | Sidorov, Nikitin, et al., 1980 | gas phase; Fluoride Affinity:1100K, ΔHf(KF2-):298K; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
| ΔrH° | >52.6 ± 5.0 | kcal/mol | TDEq | Gusarov, Gorokhov, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to conversion from electron convention to ion convention; B |
| ΔrH° | 46.4 | kcal/mol | MS | Nikitin, Skokan, et al., 1979 | gas phase; Knudsen cell; M |
References
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De Vreugd, Wijnaendts van Resandt, et al., 1979
De Vreugd, C.; Wijnaendts van Resandt, R.W.; Los, J.; Smith, B.,
Differential Cross Sections for Collisions of Negative Halogen Ions and Alkali Atoms,
Chem. Phys., 1979, 42, 3, 305, https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-0104(79)80078-6
. [all data]
Sidorov, Skokan, et al., 1980
Sidorov, L.N.; Skokan, E.V.; Nitikin, M.I.; Sorokin, I.D.,
Mass spectrometric determination of enthalpies of dissociation of gaseous complex fluorides into neutral and charged particles. III. Heat of formation of UF5- and electron affinity of UF5,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1980, 35, 215. [all data]
Shevchenko, Iljin, et al., 1976
Shevchenko, V.E.; Iljin, M.K.; Nikitin, O.T.; Sidorov, L.N.,
Mass-spectrometric study of mixed dimers M2BO2F,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1976, 21, 279. [all data]
Ebinghaus, 1964
Ebinghaus, H.Z.,
Negative Ionen aus Alkalihalogeniden und Electronenaffinitaten der Alkalimetalle und Alkalihalogenide,
Z. Naturfor., 1964, 19A, 727. [all data]
Schafer and Rabeneck, 1987
Schafer, H.; Rabeneck, H.,
Massenspektroskopische untersuchung der borfluorid-komplexe ABF4,
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1987, 545, 224. [all data]
Hastie, Zmbov, et al., 1968
Hastie, J.W.; Zmbov, K.F.; Margrave, J.L.,
Mass spectrometric studies at high temperatures. XXIII. Vapor equilibria over molten NaSnF3 and KSnF3,
J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1968, 30, 729. [all data]
Gusarov, Gorokhov, et al., 1979
Gusarov, A.V.; Gorokhov, L.N.; Pyatenko, A.T.; Sidorova, I.V.,
Negative ions in the vapors of inorganic compounds,
Adv. Mass Spectrom., 1979, 8, 262. [all data]
Nikitin, Sorokin, et al., 1980
Nikitin, M.I.; Sorokin, I.D.; Skokan, E.V.; Sidorov, L.N.,
Negative Ions in the Saturated Vapors of the Potassium Fluoride - Hafnium Tetrafluoride and Potassium Fluoride - Beryllium Difluoride Systems,
Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1980, 54, page]. [all data]
Nikitin, Sidorov, et al., 1981
Nikitin, M.I.; Sidorov, L.N.; Skokan, E.V.; Sorokin, I.D.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the heats of formation of ScF4- and KF2-,
Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1981, 55, 1107. [all data]
Sidorov, Nikitin, et al., 1980
Sidorov, L.N.; Nikitin, M.I.; Skokan, E.V.; Sorokin, I.D.,
Mass-spectrometric determination of enthalpies of dissociation of gaseous complex fluorides into neutral and charged particles. II. Heats of formation of AlF4- and KF2-,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1980, 35, 203. [all data]
Nikitin, Skokan, et al., 1979
Nikitin, M.I.; Skokan, E.V.; Sorokin, I.D.; Sidorov, L.N.,
Sov. Phys. Dokl., 1979, 247, 594. [all data]
Notes
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AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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