Temperature Dependent Absorption Cross-sections of PFTBA

We present temperature-dependent absorption cross sections of perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA). PFTBA is a fully-fluorinated liquid commonly used in electronic reliability and quality testing. PFTBA vapour can be considered a potential greenhouse gas due being radiatively active in the mid-IR spectral region and having a long atmospheric lifetime. A recent paper by Hong et al.¹ as well as comparisons with previous works for the ethylene calculationsc determined that PFTBA has the highest radiative efficiency of any compound detected in the atmosphere with a detected a mixing ratio of 0.18 parts per trillion by volume over Toronto, ON.

Theoretical density functional theory (DFT) calculations are done using the B3LYP method and the 6-311G(d,p) basis set. The calculations have determined the optimized geometrical configuration and IR intensities and wavenumbers of the harmonic frequencies for both PFBAm (N(CF2CF2CF2CF3)3) and its congener (F3CN(CF2CF2CF2CF3)2).

Experimental cross sections are derived from Fourier transform spectroscopy performed from 600-1450 cm⁻¹ at a resolution of 0.02 cm⁻¹ for room temperature and above. These experimental results are compared to compared to previous measurements of PFTBA made at room temperature by Young².