Preparation and properties of trifluorothioacetic acid-S-(trifluoromethyl)ester, CF3C(O)SCF3.
Trifluorothioacetic acid-S-(trifluoromethyl)ester, CF3C(O)SCF3, was prepared by reacting CF3C(O)Cl and AgSCF3 at 50 degrees C. The compound was characterized by (13)C-, (19)F-NMR, UV, and vibrational spectroscopy as well as by gas electron diffraction (GED) and quantum chemical calculations (HF, MP2, and B3LYP methods 6-31G(d) and 6-311+G(2df) basis sets). GED and vibrational spectroscopy result in the presence of a single conformer with C1 symmetry and synperiplanar orientation of the S-CF3 bond relative to the CO bond. This result is in agreement with quantum chemical calculations which predict the anti conformer to be higher in energy by about 4 kcal/mol. An assignment of the IR (gas) and Raman (liquid) spectra is proposed, and the GED analysis results in the following skeletal geometric parameters (r(a) and angle(a) values with 3sigma uncertainties; these parameters are thermal averages and are not inconsistent with calculated equilibrium values): C=O = 1.202(6) A, C-C = 1.525(10) A, S-C(sp(2)) = 1.774(3) A, S-C(sp(3)) = 1.824 (3) A. O=C-C = 118.7(21) degrees, O=C-S = 127.1(15) degrees, C-S-C = 99.8 (13) degrees.
CEQUINOR, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 esq. 115, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Sonia E
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Ulic
Carlos O
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Della Védova
Angelika
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Hermann
Hans-Georg
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Mack
Heinz
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Oberhammer
D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; D004952:Esters; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C005732:thioacetic acid; C009554:fluoroform