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Experimental data for BHF2 (Difluoroborane)

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Other names
Difluoroborane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/BF2H/c2-1-3/h1H LRZMJFRZMNWFKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N FBF Difluoroborane
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 -739.62 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -736.00 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 244.32   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 10.66   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 42.23   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 2621   VEEL5      
2 A1 1164   VEEL5      
3 A1 542   VEEL5      
4 B1 924   VEEL5      
5 B2 1402   webbook      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for BHF2 (Difluoroborane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
2.48487 0.35014 0.30627 1984Wes/Lew:227

Calculated rotational constants for BHF2 (Difluoroborane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
17978.35amu3Å6   8.23223505242344E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Difluoroborane

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
rBH 1.189   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rBF 1.311   1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aFBF 118.3 3 1 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHBF 120.85 2 1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7) by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.0000 0.0000 0.4547
H2 0.0000 0.0000 1.6437
F3 0.0000 1.1255 -0.2176
F4 0.0000 -1.1255 -0.2176

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  B1 H2 F3 F4
B1   1.18901.31101.3110
H2 1.1890   2.17512.1751
F3 1.31102.1751   2.2510
F4 1.31102.17512.2510  

Calculated geometries for BHF2 (Difluoroborane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 F3 120.850 H2 B1 F4 120.850
F3 B1 F4 118.300

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-B 1
B-F 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
B1 H2
B1 F3
B1 F4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
13.600 0.050 13.600 0.050 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     0.971 0.971 1968Kas/Laf:1-4 +- 0.01 D μ0 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 BHF2 (Difluoroborane).
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

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for BHF2 (Difluoroborane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1968Kas/Laf:1-4 T Kasuya, WJ Lafferty, DR Lide "Microwave Spectrum, Structure, Boron Quadrupole Coupling Constants, and Dipole Moment of Difluoroborane" J. Chem. Phys. 48, 1 (1968) 10.1063/1.1664452
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
1984Wes/Lew:227 Westwood, N.P.C.; Lewis-Bevan, W.; Gerry, M.C.L. "The Microwave Spectrum and Centrifugal Distortion Constants of Difluoroborane, HBF2." Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 106, 227-234 (1984) 10.1016/0022-2852(84)90095-X
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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