Tetrafluoromethane

Formula: CF₄
Molecular weight: 88.0043
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CF4/c2-1(3,4)5
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TXEYQDLBPFQVAA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 75-73-0
Chemical structure:
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Other names: Carbon tetrafluoride; Methane, tetrafluoro-; Arcton 0; Carbon fluoride (CF4); Freon 14; FC 14; Perfluoromethane; CF4; Halon 14; Carbon fluoride; F 14; Halocarbon 14; R 14; UN 1982; Refrigerant 14; CFC 14; R 14 (Refrigerant); Refrigerant R 14; Methane, tetrafluo-
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_boil	145.1 ± 0.2	K	AVG	N/A	Average of 9 values; Individual data points
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_fus	89.	K	N/A	Streng, 1971	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC
T_fus	89.5	K	N/A	Thorp and Scott, 1956	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
T_fus	86.85	K	N/A	Ruff and Keim, 1930	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_triple	89.4 ± 0.8	K	AVG	N/A	Average of 7 values; Individual data points
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_c	227.5	K	N/A	Altunin, Geller, et al., 1987	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
T_c	227.5	K	N/A	Chari, 1960	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
P_c	36.96	atm	N/A	Altunin, Geller, et al., 1987	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.099 atm; TRC
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
V_c	0.142	l/mol	N/A	Terry, Lynch, et al., 1969	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 800. l/mol; TRC
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
ρ_c	7.155	mol/l	N/A	Altunin, Geller, et al., 1987	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 mol/l; TRC

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH (kcal/mol)	Temperature (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
2.8236	145.12	N/A	Smith and Pace, 1969	P = 101.325 kPa.; DH
2.89	212.	A	Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987	Based on data from 195. to 227. K.; AC
2.94	148.	A	Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987	Based on data from 89. to 163. K.; AC
2.84	182.	A	Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987	Based on data from 160. to 197. K.; AC
2.96	131.	N/A	Smith and Pace, 1969	Based on data from 116. to 146. K.; AC
3.06	131.	N/A	Menzel and Mohry, 1933	Based on data from 93. to 146. K. See also Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987.; AC

Entropy of vaporization

Δ_vapS (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
19.46	145.12	Smith and Pace, 1969	P; DH

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K)	A	B	C	Reference	Comment
121.59 to 135.39	3.31456	376.716	-31.901	Regnier, 1972	Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
89.71 to 101.46	0.62910	103.578	-61.461	Smith and Pace, 1969	Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
92.51 to 145.87	4.1625	556.616	-11.43	Menzel and Mohry, 1933	Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of sublimation

Δ_subH (kcal/mol)	Temperature (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
3.51	88.	N/A	Simon, Knobler, et al., 1967	Based on data from 86. to 89. K.; AC
4.06	76.	N/A	Bondi, 1963	AC
3.35	83.	A	Menzel and Mohry, 1933	Based on data from 80. to 86. K.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

Δ_fusH (kcal/mol)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
0.17	89.56	Domalski and Hearing, 1996	AC

Entropy of fusion

Δ_fusS (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
5.361	76.27	Domalski and Hearing, 1996	CAL
1.90	89.56
5.11	76.1
1.8	88.4
4.59	76.1
1.9	89.5

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔH_trs (kcal/mol)	Temperature (K)	Initial Phase	Final Phase	Reference	Comment
0.34950	76.09	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Enokida, Shinoda, et al., 1969	DH
0.1686	89.529	crystaline, I	liquid	Enokida, Shinoda, et al., 1969	DH
0.40851	76.27	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Smith and Pace, 1969	DH
0.1702	89.56	crystaline, I	liquid	Smith and Pace, 1969	DH
0.41451	76.09	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Kostryukov, Samorukov, et al., 1958	DH
0.16580	88.44	crystaline, I	liquid	Kostryukov, Samorukov, et al., 1958	DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔS_trs (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Initial Phase	Final Phase	Reference	Comment
4.589	76.09	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Enokida, Shinoda, et al., 1969	DH
1.88	89.529	crystaline, I	liquid	Enokida, Shinoda, et al., 1969	DH
5.356	76.27	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Smith and Pace, 1969	DH
1.90	89.56	crystaline, I	liquid	Smith and Pace, 1969	DH
5.110	76.09	crystaline, II	crystaline, I	Kostryukov, Samorukov, et al., 1958	DH
1.85	88.44	crystaline, I	liquid	Kostryukov, Samorukov, et al., 1958	DH

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IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

GAS (100 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Data compiled by: Pamela M. Chu, Franklin R. Guenther, George C. Rhoderick, and Walter J. Lafferty

gas; IFS66V (Bruker); 3-Term B-H Apodization
0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Boxcar Apodization
0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Happ Genzel Apodization
0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
gas; IFS66V (Bruker); NB Strong Apodization
0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution
gas; IFS66V (Bruker); Triangular Apodization
0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm^-1 resolution

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Streng, 1971
Streng, A.G., Miscibility and Compatibility of Some Liquid and Solidified Gases at Low Temperature, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1971, 16, 357. [all data]

Thorp and Scott, 1956
Thorp, N.; Scott, R.L., Fluorocarbon solutions at low termperatures. I. The liquid mixtures CF4-CHF3, CF4-CH4, CF4-Kr, CH4-Kr., J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 670. [all data]

Ruff and Keim, 1930
Ruff, O.; Keim, R., The reaction products of carbon with fluorine: I. Tetrafluoromethane., Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1930, 192, 249. [all data]

Altunin, Geller, et al., 1987
Altunin, V.V.; Geller, V.Z.; Kremenvskaya, E.A.; Perel'shtein, I.I.; Petrov, E.K., Thermophysical Properties of Freons, Methane Ser. Part 2, Vol. 9, NSRDS-USSR, Selover, T. B., Ed., Hemisphere, New York, 1987. [all data]

Chari, 1960
Chari, N.C., Thermodynamic Properties of Carbon Tetrafluoride., Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. Mich., Ann Arbour, MI, 1960. [all data]

Terry, Lynch, et al., 1969
Terry, M.J.; Lynch, J.T.; Bunclark, M.; Mansell, K.R.; Staveley, L.A.K., The Densities of Liquid Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Methane and Carbon Tetrafluoride Along the Orthobaric Liquid Curve, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1969, 1, 413. [all data]

Smith and Pace, 1969
Smith, J.H.; Pace, E.L., The thermodynamic properties of carbon tetrafluoride from 12°K to its boiling point. The significance of the parameter {nu}, J. Phys. Chem., 1969, 73, 4232-4236. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Menzel and Mohry, 1933
Menzel, Walter; Mohry, Friedrich, Die Dampfdrucke des CF4 und NF3 und der Tripelpunkt des CF4, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1933, 210, 3, 257-263, https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.19332100305 . [all data]

Regnier, 1972
Regnier, J., Tension de Vapeur de L'Ethane Entre 80 et 135 K, J. Chim. Phys., 1972, 69, 942-944. [all data]

Simon, Knobler, et al., 1967
Simon, M.; Knobler, C.M.; Duncan, A.G., The vapour pressure of tetrafluoromethane from 86 to 146° K, Cryogenics, 1967, 7, 1-4, 138-140, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011-2275(67)80053-5 . [all data]

Bondi, 1963
Bondi, A., Heat of Siblimation of Molecular Crystals: A Catalog of Molecular Structure Increments., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1963, 8, 3, 371-381, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60018a027 . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Enokida, Shinoda, et al., 1969
Enokida, H.; Shinoda, T.; Mashiko, Y., Thermodynamic properties of carbon tetrafluoride from 40°K to its melting point, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 1969, 42, 3415-3421. [all data]

Kostryukov, Samorukov, et al., 1958
Kostryukov, V.N.; Samorukov, O.P.; Strelkov, P.G., Thermodynamic studies at low temperatures VII. Phase transitions in solid BF₃, CF₄ and SiF₄, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1958, 32, 1354-1361. [all data]

Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

P_c	Critical pressure
T_boil	Boiling point
T_c	Critical temperature
T_fus	Fusion (melting) point
T_triple	Triple point temperature
V_c	Critical volume
ΔH_trs	Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔS_trs	Entropy of phase transition
Δ_fusH	Enthalpy of fusion
Δ_fusS	Entropy of fusion
Δ_subH	Enthalpy of sublimation
Δ_vapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
Δ_vapS	Entropy of vaporization
ρ_c	Critical density

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