Perfluoropropane

• Formula: C₃F₈
• Molecular weight: 188.0193
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3F8/c4-1(5,2(6,7)8)3(9,10)11 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QYSGYZVSCZSLHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 76-19-7
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Propane, octafluoro-; Freon 218; Genetron 218; Octafluoropropane; C3F8; UN 2424; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3-Octafluoropropane; R 218; Perflutren; Propane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3-octafluoro-; Definity; DMP 115; FC 218; FC 218 (refrigerant); HFC 218; MRX 115; PFC 218
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

8 +  = 3 + 8

By formula: 8Na + C₃F₈ = 3C + 8FNa

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Kolesov, Talakin, et al., 1967
Kolesov, V.P.; Talakin, O.G.; Skuratov, S.M., Standard enthalpy of formation of perfluoropropane and enthalpies of formation of normal perfluoroalkanes, Vestn. Mosk. Univ. Khim., 1967, 22, 38-42. [all data]

Kolesov and Kozina, 1986
Kolesov, V.P.; Kozina, M.P., Thermochemistry of organic and organohalogen compounds, Russ. Chem. Rev., 1986, 55, 912. [all data]

Pace and Plaush, 1967
Pace, E.L.; Plaush, A.C., Thermodynamic properties of octafluoropropane from 14K to its normal boiling point. An estimate of the barrier to internal rotation from the entropy and heat capacity of the gas, J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 47, 38-43. [all data]

Dewar and Worley, 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. I. Ionization potentials of some organic molecules and their interpretation, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 654. [all data]

Smith and Kevan, 1967
Smith, D.; Kevan, L., Dissociative charge exchange of rare-gas ions with C₂F₆ and C₃F₈, J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 46, 1586. [all data]

Lifshitz and Grajower, 1969
Lifshitz, C.; Grajower, R., Dissociative electron capture and dissociative ionization in perfluoropropane, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1969, 3, 211. [all data]

Noutary, 1968
Noutary, C.J., Mass spectrometric study of some fluorocarbons and trifluoromethyl halides, J.Res. NBS, 1968, 72A, 479. [all data]

Bibby and Carter, 1963
Bibby, M.M.; Carter, G., Ionization and dissociation in some fluorocarbon gases, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1963, 59, 2455. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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