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Experimental data for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2F6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 WMIYKQLTONQJES-UHFFFAOYSA-N FC(F)(C(F)(F)F)F
State Conformation
1A1g D3D
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 -1343.90 5.00 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -1335.60 5.00 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 332.18 0.80 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity -20.25   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Barrier to Internal Rotation 16.6   kJ mol-1 JANAF V3=16.6 +- 3 kJ mol-1, Ired = 7.32E-39 gm cm2
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 A1g 1420   1948Nie/Ric:67      
2 A1g 809   1948Nie/Ric:67      
3 A1g 349   1948Nie/Ric:67      
4 A1u 68   webbook      
5 A2u 1117   1948Nie/Ric:67      
6 A2u 714   1948Nie/Ric:67      
7 Eg 1237   1948Nie/Ric:67      
8 Eg 620   1948Nie/Ric:67      
9 Eg 380   1948Nie/Ric:67      
10 Eu 1251   1948Nie/Ric:67      
11 Eu 523   1948Nie/Ric:67      
12 Eu 216   1948Nie/Ric:67      

vibrational zero-point energy: 6464.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.09549 0.06185 0.06185 JANAF

Calculated rotational constants for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1.311526E+07amu3Å6   6.0054389996832E-113gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of hexafluoroethane

Point Group D3d


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 1.320   1 3 JANAF
rCC 1.560   1 2 JANAF
aCCF 109.5 1 2 6 JANAF

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.7800
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -0.7800
F3 0.0000 1.2443 1.2206
F4 -1.0776 -0.6221 1.2206
F5 1.0776 -0.6221 1.2206
F6 0.0000 -1.2443 -1.2206
F7 -1.0776 0.6221 -1.2206
F8 1.0776 0.6221 -1.2206

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C1   1.56001.32001.32001.32002.35602.35602.3560
C2 1.5600   2.35602.35602.35601.32001.32001.3200
F3 1.32002.3560   2.15522.15523.48612.74012.7401
F4 1.32002.35602.1552   2.15522.74012.74013.4861
F5 1.32002.35602.15522.1552   2.74013.48612.7401
F6 2.35601.32003.48612.74012.7401   2.15522.1552
F7 2.35601.32002.74012.74013.48612.1552   2.1552
F8 2.35601.32002.74013.48612.74012.15522.1552  

Calculated geometries for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 F6 109.500 C1 C2 F7 109.500
C1 C2 F8 109.500 C2 C1 F3 109.500
C2 C1 F4 109.500 C2 C1 F5 109.500
F3 C1 F4 109.442 F3 C1 F5 109.442
F4 C1 F5 109.442 F6 C2 F7 109.442
F6 C2 F8 109.442 F7 C2 F8 109.442

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 F3
C1 F4
C1 F5
C2 F6
C2 F7
C2 F8
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1g

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
13.600   14.400   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 1A1g D3d True 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000     D3d 0 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 C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).
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 1A1g D3d True       D3d 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
4.668 0.074 2015Tha/Wu:144302

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C2F6 (hexafluoroethane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1948Nie/Ric:67 JR Nielsen, CM Richards, HF McMurry "The Infrared Absorption Spectrum of Hexafluoroethane Gas" J. Chem. Phys. 16(1), 67, 1948 10.1063/1.1746659
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
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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