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Experimental data for CF3- (Trifluoromethyl anion)

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Other names
Trifluoromethyl; Trifluoromethyl radical;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CF3/c2-1(3)4 WZKSXHQDXQKIQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N F[C](F)F
State Conformation
2A1 C3V
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 -472.00 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -469.19 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 264.56   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.48   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 49.58   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 1089   VEEL5       CF3 s-stretch
2 A1 701   VEEL5       CF3 umbrella
3 E 1260   VEEL5       CF3 d-stretch
4 E 509   VEEL5       CF3 d-deform

vibrational zero-point energy: 2663.9 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CF3- (Trifluoromethyl anion).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.36362   1982End/Yam:3376

Calculated rotational constants for CF3- (Trifluoromethyl anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Trifluoromethyl anion

Point Group C3v


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 1.318   1 2 1998Kuc
aFCF 110.76 2 1 3 1998Kuc
aXCF 108.15 255 1 2 1998Kuc from symmetry. X is on symmetry axis

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.3359
F2 0.0000 1.2524 -0.0746
F3 1.0846 -0.6262 -0.0746
F4 -1.0846 -0.6262 -0.0746

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C1   1.31801.31801.3180
F2 1.3180   2.16932.1693
F3 1.31802.1693   2.1693
F4 1.31802.16932.1693  

Calculated geometries for CF3- (Trifluoromethyl anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 110.760 F2 C1 F4 110.760
F3 C1 F4 110.760

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-F 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 F2
C1 F3
C1 F4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 2   2A1
51600 2 VEEL5

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

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
1.869 0.096 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 2A1 C3v True     0.430 0.430 1979But/Lar:375-377 ± 0.07 D deflection. Error bar may be optimistic. C3v 1 1
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 CF3- (Trifluoromethyl 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 2A1 C3v True       C3v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CF3- (Trifluoromethyl anion).

References
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squib reference DOI
1979But/Lar:375-377 NI Butkovskaya, MN Larichev, IO Leipunskii, II Morozov, VL Talrose "Mass-spectrometric analysis of a beam of polar molecules. Measurements of the dipole moment of the CF3 radical" CHEM. PHYS. LETT. 63, 375-377, 1979  
1982End/Yam:3376 Endo, Y.; Yamada, C.; Saito, S; Hirota, E. "The microwave specttrum of the trifluoromethyl radical." Journal of Chemical Physics. 77, 3376-3382 (1982) 10.1063/1.444279
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
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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