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Experimental data for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion)

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Other names
Difluoromethylene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CF2/c2-1-3 LTVOKYUPTHZZQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N F[C]F
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -184.10 8.40 kJ mol-1 1997Pou/Pau:5327
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -184.60 8.40 kJ mol-1 1997Pou/Pau:5327
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 240.84   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 10.35   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 38.94   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1 1225   webbook       CF2 s-str
2 A1 667   webbook       CF2 sciss
3 B2 1114   webbook       CF2 a-str

vibrational zero-point energy: 1503.3 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
2.95050 0.41977 0.36753 1997Pou/Pau:5327 equilibrium values

Calculated rotational constants for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
10524.22amu3Å6   4.81900940348203E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Difluoromethylene anion

Point Group C2v


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCF 1.297   1 2 1997Pou/Pau:5327
aFCF 104.858 2 1 3 1997Pou/Pau:5327

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.5932
F2 0.0000 1.0282 -0.1977
F3 0.0000 -1.0282 -0.1977

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 F2 F3
C1   1.29721.2972
F2 1.2972   2.0563
F3 1.29722.0563  

Calculated geometries for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 104.858 F2 C1 F3 104.858

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-F 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 F2
C1 F3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1
18887 3 1999Sch/Dav:8213 3B1
37705 1 1966Herzberg

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
11.440 0.030     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.179 0.005 webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C2v True       0.469 NISTtriatomic +-0.026 MW μ0 C2v 1 2
2 1 3B1 C2v True           C2v 1 2
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2
2 1 3B1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CF2- (Difluoromethylene anion).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
1997Pou/Pau:5327 JC Poutsma, JA Paulino, RR Squires "Absolute Heats of Formation of CHCl, CHF, CClF. A Gas-Phase Experimental and G2 Theroretical Study" J. Phys. Chem. A 1997, 101, 5327-5336 10.1021/jp970778f
1999Sch/Dav:8213 RL Schwartz, GE Davico, TM Ramond, WC Lineberger "Singlet-Triplet Splittings in CX2 (X= F, Cl, Br, I) Dihalocarbenes via negative Ion Photoelectron Spectroscopy" J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103, 8213-8221 10.1021/jp992214c
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NISTtriatomic NIST Triatomic Spectral Database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Triatomic/index.html) 10.18434/T4DW2S
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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