Calculations on FC(O)OF, FC(O)OOF, and
FC(O)OOC(O)F are reported at the
B3LYP/6-31+G(d)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d)+ZPC level of theory. All these molecules are
predicted to exist as mixtures of rotamers. For
FC(O)OF, the calculations reproduce the known structural
parameters, the enthalpy difference between the
rotamers, the activation energy for their interconversion, and their
vibrational frequencies. They predict an
O−F bond dissociation energy of 28.7 kcal/mol in the lowest-energy
(trans) rotamer. For FC(O)OOF,
the
calculations predict nonplanar molecules, with O−F and O−O
distances of 1.446 and 1.394 Å, respectively,
and O−F and O−O bond dissociation energies of 30.8 and 22.3
kcal/mol, respectively, in the trans rotamer.
Calculations on FC(O)OOC(O)F reproduce the known
structural parameters and vibrational frequencies; they
predict an O−O bond dissociation energy of 14.8 kcal/mol.
Enthalpy changes for the proposed reactions
which lead to the formation of FC(O)OF from
FC(O)OOC(O)F and for the proposed decomposition of
FC(O)OOF are also calculated.
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