CF Bond Length


 
 
Calibration of the ropt = MP2/6-311+G(d,p) model for calculation of approximate equilibrium CF bond lengths.
 
Figure 1.  ropt versus re   PDF
Linear regression:  ~ re (Å) = 0.96166 × ropt + 0.04418,  RSD = 0.0019 Å

  








   







Table 1.  CF Bond Lengths (Å).  ropt = MP2/6-311+G(d,p)
   






Molecule    re   ropt   ~ re |re - ~ re| Ref.
   
FCO+ 1.2014 1.2032 1.2013 0.0001 [1]
FCN 1.26405 1.2681 1.2637 0.0003
HCCF 1.2765 1.2799 1.2750 0.0014
FCH 1.305 1.3104 1.3044 0.0006 [2]
F2C=O 1.311 1.3188 1.3124 0.0014 [3]
CHF3 1.3284 1.3379 1.3308 0.0024
CH2F2 1.3508 1.3605 1.3525 0.0017
CH3F 1.382 1.3880 1.3790 0.0030
 
AVG 0.0014
RMS 0.0016
 


 







 
[1] P.Botschwina, P.Sebald, M.Bogey, C.Demuynck, and J.-L.Desyombes, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 153,255(1992).
[2] T.Suzuki and E.Hirota, J.Chem.Phys. 88,6778(1988).
[3] M.Nakata, K.Kohata, T.Fukuyama, K.Kuchitsu, and C.J.Wilkins, J.Mol.Struct. 68,271(1980).
 
 
References not given above are given on the following pages:
FCN HCCF
CHF3 CH2F2 CH3F
 

 








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