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Experimental data for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride)

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Other names
Nitrogen fluoride; Nitrogen fluoride (NF3); Nitrogen trifluoride; Perfluoroammonia; Trifluoroamine; Trifluoroammonia;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/F3N/c1-4(2)3 GVGCUCJTUSOZKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N FN(F)F Nitrogen trifluoride
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 -132.09 1.13 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -126.37 1.13 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 260.77   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.85   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 53.35   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
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 1032   Shim 29.6   1977Gol/Jea:901 NF3 s-stretch
2 A1 647   Shim 1.5   1977Gol/Jea:901 NF3 umbrella
3 E 907   Shim 398.0   1977Gol/Jea:901 NF3 d-stretch
4 E 492   Shim 1.4   1977Gol/Jea:901 NF3 d-deform

vibrational zero-point energy: 2238.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.35628 0.35628 0.19493 1996Nov/Che:219

Calculated rotational constants for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
193601.9amu3Å6   8.86497493226062E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Nitrogen trifluoride

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
rNF 1.365   1 2 1998Kuc
aFNF 102.37 2 1 3 1998Kuc
aXNF 115.88 255 1 2 1998Kuc from symmetry. X is on symmetry axis

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.0000 0.0000 0.4731
F2 0.0000 1.2279 -0.1226
F3 1.0634 -0.6140 -0.1226
F4 -1.0634 -0.6140 -0.1226

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  N1 F2 F3 F4
N1   1.36481.36481.3648
F2 1.3648   2.12682.1268
F3 1.36482.1268   2.1268
F4 1.36482.12682.1268  

Calculated geometries for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 N1 F3 102.370 F2 N1 F4 102.370
F3 N1 F4 102.370

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
N1 F2
N1 F3
N1 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
12.940 0.010 13.600 0.200 webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
568.4   NF3H+ 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       0.235 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 NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).
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 NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
2.810   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride).

References
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1977Gol/Jea:901 WG Golden, AC Jeannotte II, CC Blackburn, J Overend "Intensities of binary overtone and combination bands in the i.r. spectrum of NF3" Spectrochimica Acta 33A, 901, 1977 10.1016/0584-8539(77)80089-5
1996Nov/Che:219 Novick, S.; Chen, W.; Munrow, M.; Grant, K. "Hyperfine Structure in the Microwave Spectrum of NF3." Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 179, 219-222 (1996) 10.1006/jmsp.1996.0199
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
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
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.  
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
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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