Fluoroform

• Formula: CHF₃
• Molecular weight: 70.0138
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CHF3/c2-1(3)4/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XPDWGBQVDMORPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-46-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Methane, trifluoro-; Arcton 1; Fluoryl; Freon F-23; Freon 23; Genetron 23; Methyl trifluoride; R 23; Trifluoromethane; CHF3; Arcton; Halocarbon 23; UN 1984; Carbon trifluoride; Genetron HFC23; Propellant 23; Refrigerant 23; FC 23 (fluorocarbon); FC 23; R 23 (halocarbon); HFC 23
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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 (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

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

Enthalpy of vaporization

Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry 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
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

CF₃^- +  =

By formula: CF₃^- + H⁺ = CHF₃

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CHF₃ = (CN^- • CHF₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CHF₃ = (Cl^- • CHF₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + CHF₃ = (F^- • CHF₃)

C₈H₅^- +  = C₉H₆F₃^-

By formula: C₈H₅^- + CHF₃ = C₉H₆F₃^-

C₂H^- +  = C₃H₂F₃^-

By formula: C₂H^- + CHF₃ = C₃H₂F₃^-

C₉H₇^- +  = C₁₀H₈F₃^-

By formula: C₉H₇^- + CHF₃ = C₁₀H₈F₃^-

C₂H₅O^- +  = C₃H₆F₃O^-

By formula: C₂H₅O^- + CHF₃ = C₃H₆F₃O^-

CH₃O^- +  = C₂H₄F₃O^-

By formula: CH₃O^- + CHF₃ = C₂H₄F₃O^-

C₃H₇O^- +  = C₄H₈F₃O^-

By formula: C₃H₇O^- + CHF₃ = C₄H₈F₃O^-

C₄H₉⁺ +  = (C₄H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉⁺ + CHF₃ = (C₄H₉⁺ • CHF₃)

C₅O₅W (g) +  (g) = C₆HF₃O₅W (g)

By formula: C₅O₅W (g) + CHF₃ (g) = C₆HF₃O₅W (g)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + CHF₃ = (I^- • CHF₃)

 +  =  + 

By formula: CHF₃ + Br₂ = HBr + CBrF₃

 +  =  + 

By formula: HBr + CBrF₃ = CHF₃ + Br₂

2 =  + 

By formula: 2CHClF₂ = CHCl₂F + CHF₃

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C_3ν     Symmetry Number σ = 3

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical 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
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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