boron fluoride

• Formula: BF
• Molecular weight: 29.809
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/BF/c1-2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YFSQMOVEGCCDJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 13768-60-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Borane(1), fluoro-
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to BF⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Farber and Srivastava, 1984
Farber, M.; Srivastava, R.D., Electron and thermal dissociation of BF₃(g), J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 81, 241. [all data]

Dyke, Kirby, et al., 1983
Dyke, J.M.; Kirby, C.; Morris, A., Study of the ionization process BF⁺ (X₂Σ⁺)←BF(X1Σ⁺) by high-temperature photolectron spectroscopy, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1983, 79, 483. [all data]

Huber and Herzberg, 1979
Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G., Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules,, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979, ,1. [all data]

Uy, Srivastava, et al., 1971
Uy, O.M.; Srivastava, R.D.; Farber, M., Mass spectrometric determination of the heats of formation of gaseous BO₂ BOF₂, High Temp. Sci., 1971, 3, 462. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1971
Hildenbrand, D.L., First ionization potentials of the molecules BF, SiO and GeO, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1971, 7, 255. [all data]

Caton and Douglas, 1970
Caton, R.B.; Douglas, A.E., Electronic spectrum of the BF molecule, Can. J. Phys., 1970, 48, 432. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  IE (evaluated)

  Recommended ionization energy

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