Do linear-chain perfluoroalkanes bind an electron?

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The adiabatic electron affinities (AEAs), vertical electron affinities (VEAs), and vertical detachment energies (VDEs) of linear-chain perfluoroalkanes (PFAs), n-C nF 2n+1 (n = 2-8) are predicted using carefully calibrated computational methods (Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 231). Density functional theoretical methods and hybrid Hartree-Fock/density functional methods have been used with double-ζ-quality basis sets with polarization and diffuse functions, DZP++. Vibrational frequency analyses were performed to compute the zero-point energy corrections and determine the nature of the stationary points. The estimated adiabatic electron affinities of linear-chain PFAs (C nF 2n+2), from n = 3 to n = 8, turn out to be appreciable, ranging from 0.26 to 0.58 eV (B3LYP/DZP++ method). The corresponding zero-point-corrected values are a bit larger, ranging from 0.39 to 0.71 eV. C 2F 6 is the only n-PFA exhibiting a negative adiabatic electron affinity. The trends in AEAs of the n-PFA show that the AEA increases with increasing chain length until n = 7 and then slightly decreases at n = 8. The VEAs of all the linear chain PFAs are negative. VEAs increase with increasing length of the linear-chain PFAs. The VDEs indicate that all the straight-chain PFA anions considered are bound with respect to electron loss. It was also observed that PFA molecules show enhanced AEAs when they are branched. The presence of tertiary C-F bonds in PFAs results in high AEAs compared to those of their straight-chain counterparts.

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Paul, A., Wannere, C. S., & Schaefer, H. F. (2004). Do linear-chain perfluoroalkanes bind an electron? Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108(43), 9428–9434. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0312417

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