Trichloromethyl radical

• Formula: CCl₃
• Molecular weight: 118.370
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CCl3/c2-1(3)4 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZBZJXHCVGLJWFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 3170-80-7
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

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Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 217; Jacox, 2003, page 240; Hesse, Leray, et al., 1971

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References

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Hudgens, Johnson, et al., 1990
Hudgens, J.W.; Johnson, R.D., III; Tsai, B.P.; Kafafi, S.A., Experimental and ab initio studies of electronic structures of the CCl₃ radical and cation, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 5763. [all data]

Danis, Caralp, et al., 1989
Danis, F.; Caralp, F.; Veyret, B.; Loirat, H.; Lesclaux, R., The UV absorption spectrum of the CCl3 radical and the kinetics of its mutual combination reaction from 253 to 623 K, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1989, 21, 8, 715, https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.550210810 . [all data]

Ellermann, 1992
Ellermann, T., Fine structure of the CCl3 UV absorption spectrum and CCl3 kinetics, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 189, 2, 175, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(92)85119-U . [all data]

Hintsa, Zhao, et al., 1991
Hintsa, E.J.; Zhao, X.; Jackson, W.M.; Miller, W.B.; Wodtke, A.M.; Lee, Y.T., Production and photodissociation of trichloromethyl radicals in a molecular beam, J. Phys. Chem., 1991, 95, 7, 2799, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100160a031 . [all data]

Breitbarth and Berg, 1988
Breitbarth, F.-W.; Berg, D., A continuous emission in weakly excited CCl4 discharges. CCl3 as possible emitter, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1988, 149, 3, 334, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(88)85037-1 . [all data]

Andrews, 1967
Andrews, L., None, J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 8, 2761, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100867a073 . [all data]

Andrews, 1968
Andrews, L., Infrared Spectrum of the Trichloromethyl Radical in Solid Argon, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 3, 972, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1668852 . [all data]

Current and Burdett, 1969
Current, J.H.; Burdett, J.K., Infrared spectra of .CCl3 and .CCl2Br isolated in an argon matrix, J. Phys. Chem., 1969, 73, 10, 3504, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100844a068 . [all data]

Rogers, Abramowitz, et al., 1970
Rogers, E.E.; Abramowitz, S.; Jacox, M.E.; Milligan, D.E., Matrix-Isolation Studies of the Infrared Spectra of the Free Radicals CCl3 and CBr3, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 52, 5, 2198, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1673285 . [all data]

Maltsev, Mikaelian, et al., 1971
Maltsev, A.K.; Mikaelian, R.G.; Nefedov, O.M.; Hauge, R.H.; Margrave, J.L., Pyrolysis of Organomercury Compounds: Investigation by the Method of Matrix Isolation, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (U. S. A.), 1971, 68, 12, 3238, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.68.12.3238 . [all data]

Lugez, Jacox, et al., 1998
Lugez, C.L.; Jacox, M.E.; Johnson, R.D., III, Matrix isolation study of the interaction of excited neon atoms with CCl[sub 4]: Infrared spectra of the ion products and of Cl[sub 2]CCl••Cl, J. Chem. Phys., 1998, 109, 17, 7147, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.477397 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Hesse, Leray, et al., 1971
Hesse, C.; Leray, N.; Roncin, J., Etude par résonance paramagnétique électronique de la structure du radical, Mol. Phys., 1971, 22, 1, 137, https://doi.org/10.1080/00268977100102401 . [all data]

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