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Experimental data for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride)

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Other names
Aluminium fluorure; Aluminum fluoride; Aluminum fluoride (AlF3); Aluminum trifluoride; Fluorid hlinity;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-K F[Al](F)F Aluminum trifluoride
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
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 -1209.32 2.50 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -1205.60 2.50 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 276.69 0.80 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 14.29   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 62.24   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
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' 690   1967Buc/Mar:4139      
2 A2" 297   1967Buc/Mar:4139      
3 E' 935   1967Buc/Mar:4139      
4 E' 263   1967Buc/Mar:4139      

vibrational zero-point energy: 1691.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride).
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 AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Aluminum trifluoride

Point Group D3h


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
rAlF 1.630   1 2 1989Har/Kol:75

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Al1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
F2 0.0000 1.6300 0.0000
F3 1.4116 -0.8150 0.0000
F4 -1.4116 -0.8150 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Al1 F2 F3 F4
Al1   1.63001.63001.6300
F2 1.6300   2.82322.8232
F3 1.63002.8232   2.8232
F4 1.63002.82322.8232  

Calculated geometries for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Al1 F3 120.000 F2 Al1 F4 120.000
F3 Al1 F4 120.000

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Al1 F2
Al1 F3
Al1 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
    15.450 0.020 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' D3h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D3h 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 AlF3 (Aluminum 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' D3h True       D3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1967Buc/Mar:4139 Buchler A, Marram EP, and Stauffer JL. The Sublimation of Aluminum Trifluoride and the Infrared Spectrum of AlF3(g). J. Phys. Chem. Vol. 71 # 12. Pgs. 4139-4142 10.1021/j100871a072
1989Har/Kol:75 M Hargittai, M Kolonitis, J Tremmel, J Forquet, G Ferey, "The molecular geometry of Iron trifluoride from Electron Diffraction and a reinvestigation of Aluminum Trifluoride" Struct. Chem. 1, 75, 1989 10.1007/BF00675786
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
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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