Ethane, hexafluoro-

• Formula: C₂F₆
• Molecular weight: 138.0118
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2F6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WMIYKQLTONQJES-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 76-16-4
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• Other names: Perfluoroethane; F-116; Freon 116; Hexafluoroethane; C2F6; Fluorocarbon 116; UN 2193; Freon 1166SY; 1,1,1,2,2,2-Hexafluoroethane; R 116; Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexafluoro-; HFC 116
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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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

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-βT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kcal/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

3 + 2 = 6 + 

By formula: 3C₂F₆ + 2F₃N = 6CF₄ + N₂

 +  = 2

By formula: C₂N₂ + C₂F₆ = 2C₂F₃N

 +  = 2

By formula: C₂F₆ + Br₂ = 2CBrF₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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

• gas

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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Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Walker, Sinke, et al., 1970
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Coomber and Whittle, 1967
Coomber, J.W.; Whittle, E., Bond dissociation energies from equilibrium studies. Part 2.-D(CF₃-CF₃) and enthalpy of formation of C₂F₆, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 1394-1401. [all data]

Sinke, 1966
Sinke, G.C., The heat of reaction of nitrogen trifluoride and hexafluoroethane, J. Phys. Chem., 1966, 70, 1326-1327. [all data]

Kirkbride and Davidson, 1954
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Kolesov and Papina, 1983
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Pace and Aston, 1948
Pace, E.L.; Aston, J.G., The thermodynamics of hexafluoroethane from calorimetric and spectroscopic data, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 566-570. [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]

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Lobo and Staveley, 1979
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Pace and Aston, 1948, 2
Pace, E.L.; Aston, J.G., The thermodynamics of hexafluoroethane from calorimetric and spectroscopic data, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 566. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
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Saikawa, Kijima, et al., 1979
Saikawa, K.; Kijima, J.; Uematsu, M.; Watanabe, K., Determination of the critical temperature and density of hexafluoroethane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1979, 24, 165-7. [all data]

Kijima, Saikawa, et al., 1977
Kijima, J.; Saikawa, K.; Watanabe, K.; Oguchi, K.; Tanishita, I., Experimental study of thermodyn. prop. of hexafluoroethane (R116) in Proc. Symp. Thermophys. Prop., 7th, Cezairliyan, A., Ed., ASME: New York, p 480, 1977. [all data]

Kim, 1974
Kim, K.Y., Calorimetric studies on argon and Hexafluoroethane and a generalized correlation of maxima in isobaric heat capacity., Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. Mich., Ann Arbour, MI, 1974. [all data]

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Bondi, 1963
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Simm, I.G.; Danby, C.J.; Eland, J.H.D.; Mansell, P.I., Translational energy release in the loss of fluorine atoms from the ions SF₆⁺, CF₄⁺ and C₂F₆⁺, J. Chem. Soc., 1975, 426. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Ptriple	Triple point pressure
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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