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Experimental data for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-)

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Other names
1,1,1-Trifluoroethane; 1,1,1-Trifluoroform; Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-; FC143a; Fluorocarbon fc143a; FREON 143; Methylfluoroform; R 143a;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H3F3/c1-2(3,4)5/h1H3 UJPMYEOUBPIPHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(F)(F)F 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane
State Conformation
1A1 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 -748.69 3.18 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   3.18 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 78.61   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Barrier to Internal Rotation 13.6   kJ mol-1  
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 2974   1974sve/kov      
2 A1 1412   1974sve/kov      
3 A1 1278   1974sve/kov      
4 A1 828   1974sve/kov      
5 A1 606   1974sve/kov      
6 A2 225   1974sve/kov      
7 E 3042   1974sve/kov      
8 E 1450   1974sve/kov      
9 E 1230   1974sve/kov      
10 E 964   1974sve/kov      
11 E 540   1974sve/kov      
12 E 365   1974sve/kov      

vibrational zero-point energy: 11252.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-

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
rCC 1.494   1 2 1979Bea/Jon:215
rCF 1.340   2 6 1979Bea/Jon:215
rCH 1.081   1 3 1979Bea/Jon:215
aCCF 111.9 1 2 6 1979Bea/Jon:215
aHCC 112 2 1 3 1979Bea/Jon:215
aFCF 106.93 6 2 7 1979Bea/Jon:215 from symmetry
aHCH 106.8 3 1 4 1979Bea/Jon:215 from symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 1.4662
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -0.0278
H3 0.0000 -1.0023 1.8712
H4 0.8680 0.5011 1.8712
H5 -0.8680 0.5011 1.8712
F6 0.0000 1.2433 -0.5276
F7 -1.0767 -0.6217 -0.5276
F8 1.0767 -0.6217 -0.5276

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 F6 F7 F8
C1   1.49401.08101.08101.08102.34972.34972.3497
C2 1.4940   2.14722.14722.14721.34001.34001.3400
H3 1.08102.1472   1.73601.73603.28582.65672.6567
H4 1.08102.14721.7360   1.73602.65673.28582.6567
H5 1.08102.14721.73601.7360   2.65672.65673.2858
F6 2.34971.34003.28582.65672.6567   2.15352.1535
F7 2.34971.34002.65673.28582.65672.1535   2.1535
F8 2.34971.34002.65672.65673.28582.15352.1535  

Calculated geometries for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 F6 111.900 C1 C2 F7 111.900
C1 C2 F8 111.900 C2 C1 H3 112.000
C2 C1 H4 112.000 C2 C1 H5 112.000
H3 C1 H4 106.828 H3 C1 H5 106.828
H4 C1 H5 106.828 F6 C2 F7 106.937
F6 C2 F8 106.937 F7 C2 F8 106.937

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-F 3
H-C 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
C2 F6
C2 F7
C2 F8
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
13.260 0.100 13.800   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 C3v True       2.320 NSRDS-NBS10 MW 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 CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).
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 C3v True       C3v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
4.400   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-).

References
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squib reference DOI
1974sve/kov L.M. Sverdlov, M. A. Kovner, E. P. Krainov, "Vibrational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules" Wiley, New York 1974  
1979Bea/Jon:215 Beagly, B., Jones, M., Zanjanchi, M., On the Molecular Structure of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane. A Modern Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Study, J. of Mol. Struct., Vol. 56, pgs. 215-219 10.1016/0022-2860(79)80158-1
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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