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Experimental data for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene)

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Other names
Propene, hexafluoro-; Hexafluoropropylene; Perfluoro-1-propene; Perfluoropropene; Perfluoropropylene; 1,1,2,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-1-propene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3F6/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7,8)9 HCDGVLDPFQMKDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N FC(F)=C(F)C(F)(F)F
State Conformation
1A' CS
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 -1151.70   kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     kJ mol-1 webbook
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 A' 1796   1979Chr/Hof:1320-1329       C=C str
2 A' 1398           CF2 a-str
3 A' 1334           CF stretch
4 A' 1212           CF3 s-stretch
5 A' 1117           CF3 s-stretch
6 A' 1036           CF2 s-str
7 A' 766           CC stretch
8 A' 654           CF3 s-bend
9 A' 604           CF3 s-bend
10 A' 512           CF2 sciss
11 A' 377           CF2 rock
12 A' 365           CF2 rock
13 A' 289           CCF bend
14 A' 171           CCC bend
15 A" 1178           CF3 a-str
16 A" 648           CF2 wag
17 A" 559           CF3 a-bend
18 A" 461           CF3 d-deform
19 A" 255           CF2 twist
20 A" 126           CF bend
21 A" 60           torsion

vibrational zero-point energy: 7459.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.08532 0.04186 0.03293 1979Low/Geo:189-196

Calculated rotational constants for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
4.073651E+07amu3Å6   1.86531329509776E-112gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of hexafluoropropene

Point Group Cs


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
rCC 1.329 0.003 1 2 1979Low/Geo:189-196 held equal to rC-F
rCC 1.513 0.003 2 3 1979Low/Geo:189-196
rCF 1.329 0.003 1 4 1979Low/Geo:189-196 held equal to rC=C
aCCC 127.8 0.7 1 2 3 1979Low/Geo:189-196
aCCF 123.9 1.4 2 1 4 1979Low/Geo:189-196
aCCF 120 5 1 2 3 1979Low/Geo:189-196
aCCF 110.3 1.5 2 3 7 1979Low/Geo:189-196

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.4143 -0.1435 0.0000
C2 -0.2427 0.4818 0.0000
C3 1.1375 -0.1341 0.0000
F4 -2.5855 0.4788 0.0000
F5 -1.5493 -1.4629 0.0000
F6 -0.1983 1.8145 0.0000
F7 1.0467 -1.4563 0.0000
F8 1.8074 0.2484 1.0777
F9 1.8074 0.2484 -1.0777

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 C3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9
C1   1.32802.55181.32631.32632.30482.78923.41973.4197
C2 1.3280   1.51132.34292.34281.33342.32782.32782.3278
C3 2.55181.5113   3.77312.99742.36241.32531.32531.3253
F4 1.32632.34293.7731   2.20092.73554.11554.52904.5290
F5 1.32632.34282.99742.2009   3.54492.59593.91883.9188
F6 2.30481.33342.36242.73553.5449   3.49972.76352.7635
F7 2.78922.32781.32534.11552.59593.4997   2.15552.1555
F8 3.41972.32781.32534.52903.91882.76352.1555   2.1555
F9 3.41972.32781.32534.52903.91882.76352.15552.1555  

Calculated geometries for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 127.863 C1 C2 F6 119.995
C2 C1 F4 123.929 C2 C1 F5 123.928
C2 C3 F7 110.119 C2 C3 F8 110.119
C2 C3 F9 110.119 C3 C2 F6 112.141
F4 C1 F5 112.143 F7 C3 F8 108.816
F7 C3 F9 108.816 F8 C3 F8 180.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C=C 1
C-C 1
C-F 6

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 F4
C1 F5
C2 C3
C2 F6
C3 F7
C3 F8
C3 F9
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.600 0.030     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 1A' Cs True           Cs 2 3
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 C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).
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 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
5.838 0.593 2015Tha/Wu:144302

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C3F6 (hexafluoropropene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1979Chr/Hof:1320-1329 D Christen, V Hoffman, P Klaeboe "The Vibrational Spectra and Normal Coordinate Analysis of 3,3,3-Trifluoropropene and Hexafluoropropene" Z. Naturforsch. 34a, 1320-1329 (1979) 10.1515/zna-1979-1111
1979Low/Geo:189-196 AH Lowrey, C George, P D'Antonio, J Karle "An Electron Diffraction Investigation of the Structure of Hexafluoropropene Combined with Infrared and Microwave Spectrscopy" J. Mol. Struct. 53 (1979) 189-196 10.1016/0022-2860(79)80341-5
2015Tha/Wu:144302 AJ Thakkar, T Wu "How well do static electronic dipole polarizabilities from gas-phase experiments compare with density functional and MP2 computations?" J. Chem. Phys. 143, 144302 (2015) 10.1063/1.4932594
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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