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Experimental data for CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-)

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Other names
1,1-Difluoroethane; Algofrene Type 67; Difluoroethane; Dymel 152; Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-; Ethylene fluoride; Ethylidene difluoride; Ethylidene fluoride; FC 152a; Freon 152; Freon 152a; GENETRON 100; Genetron 152a; Halocarbon 152A; Propellant 152a; R 152a;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H4F2/c1-2(3)4/h2H,1H3 NPNPZTNLOVBDOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(F)F 1,1-Difluoroethane
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 -500.80   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -487.00   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 282.70   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 14.05   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 68.45   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Barrier to Internal Rotation 13.3   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 A' 3015   1999Tai/Pap:9      
2 A' 2975   1999Tai/Pap:9      
3 A' 2964   1999Tai/Pap:9      
4 A' 1457   1999Tai/Pap:9      
5 A' 1413   1999Tai/Pap:9      
6 A' 1357   1999Tai/Pap:9      
7 A' 1171   1999Tai/Pap:9      
8 A' 1140   1999Tai/Pap:9      
9 A' 868   1999Tai/Pap:9      
10 A' 569   1999Tai/Pap:9      
11 A' 468   1999Tai/Pap:9      
12 A"            
13 A"            
14 A" 1362   1999Tai/Pap:9      
15 A" 1135   1999Tai/Pap:9      
16 A" 942   1999Tai/Pap:9      
17 A"            
18 A"            

vibrational zero-point energy: 10418.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.31662 0.29896 0.17247 1954Sol/Dai:2042

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
293449.5amu3Å6   1.343697043914E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-

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 1.498   1 2 1980Bea/Jon:105
rCF 1.364   1 4 1980Bea/Jon:105
rCH 1.081   2 6 1980Bea/Jon:105
aHCC 111 1 2 6 1980Bea/Jon:105
aCCF 110.7 2 1 4 1980Bea/Jon:105
aFCF 107.4 4 1 5 1980Bea/Jon:105
aHCF 108.5 3 1 4 1980Bea/Jon:105
aHCH 107.9 6 2 7 1980Bea/Jon:105

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.3353 0.0000
C2 -1.3064 -0.3978 0.0000
H3 -0.1560 1.4049 0.0000
F4 0.7182 0.0406 1.1215
F5 0.7182 0.0406 -1.1215
H6 -1.1503 -1.4675 0.0000
H7 -1.8919 -0.1460 0.8731
H8 -1.8919 -0.1460 -0.8731

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 H3 F4 F5 H6 H7 H8
C1   1.49801.08101.36401.36402.13852.13852.1385
C2 1.4980   2.13852.35562.35561.08101.08101.0810
H3 1.08102.1385   1.97071.97073.03972.48622.4862
F4 1.36402.35561.9707   2.24302.65022.62863.2903
F5 1.36402.35561.97072.2430   2.65023.29032.6286
H6 2.13851.08103.03972.65022.6502   1.74891.7489
H7 2.13851.08102.48622.62863.29031.7489   1.7462
H8 2.13851.08102.48623.29032.62861.74891.7462  

Calculated geometries for CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.000 C1 C2 H7 111.000
C1 C2 H8 111.000 C2 C1 H3 111.000
C2 C1 F4 110.700 C2 C1 F5 110.700
H3 C1 F4 106.846 H3 C1 F5 106.846
F4 C1 F5 110.615 H6 C2 H7 107.980
H6 C2 H8 107.980 H7 C2 H8 107.741

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 2
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H3
C1 F4
C1 F5
C2 H6
C2 H7
C2 H8
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
11.865 0.030 12.800   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 1A' Cs True       2.262 1991Mey/Mor:3860 ± 0.008 DT 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 CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-).
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 1.800 0.900 -2.700 1971Fly/Ben:225 Qxx=0.9+-0.8, Qyy=-2.7+-0.9, Qzz=1.8+-1.3 Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3CHF2 (Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-).

References
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squib reference DOI
1954Sol/Dai:2042 Solimene, N.; Dailey, B.P. "Microwave Spectrum of 1,1-Difluoroethane." Journal of Physical Chemistry. 22, 2042-2044 (1954) 10.1063/1.1739988
1971Fly/Ben:225 WH Flygare, RC Benson "The molecular Zeeman effect in diamagnetic molecules and the determination of molecular magnetic moments (g values), magnetic susceptibilities, and molecular quadrupole moments" Mol. Phys. 1971, 20 (2), 225-250 10.1080/00268977100100221
1980Bea/Jon:105 Beagly, B., Jones, M., Houldsworth, N., A Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Study of the Molecular Structure of 1,1-Difluoroethane, J. of Mol. Struct., Vol. 62, pgs. 105-109 10.1016/0022-2860(80)85228-8
1991Mey/Mor:3860 CW Meyer, G Morrison "Dipole Moments of Seven Partially Halogenated Ethane Refrigerants" J. Phys. Chem. 1991, 95, 3860-3866 10.1021/j100162a077
1999Tai/Pap:9 Tai, Papasavva, Kenny, Gilbert, Janni, Steinfeld, Taylor,and Weinstein. Reassignment of the Vibrational Spectra of CHF2CH3 (HFC-152a), CF3CH3 (HFC-143a), CF3CHF2 (HFC-125), and CHCl2CF2 (HCFC-123). Spectrochimica Acta Part A. Vol. 55. pgs. 9-24. 10.1016/S1386-1425(98)00160-7
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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