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All results from a given calculation for CF3 (Trifluoromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-336.223312
Energy at 298.15K-336.224374
HF Energy-336.223312
Nuclear repulsion energy126.283878
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1210 1095 80.46      
2 A1 765 692 25.15      
3 E 1420 1284 438.40      
3 E 1420 1284 438.40      
4 E 561 507 4.25      
4 E 561 507 4.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2968.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2684.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.37471 0.37471 0.19386

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.319
F2 0.000 1.235 -0.071
F3 1.070 -0.618 -0.071
F4 -1.070 -0.618 -0.071

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.29541.29541.2954
F21.29542.13942.1394
F31.29542.13942.1394
F41.29542.13942.1394

picture of Trifluoromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 111.339 F2 C1 F4 111.339
F3 C1 F4 111.339
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.700      
2 F -0.233      
3 F -0.233      
4 F -0.233      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.609 0.609
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.003 0.002 0.741 0.741


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.087 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.828
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.129 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.129 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.259
Polar
3z2-r24.518
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.183


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.642
(<r2>)1/2 7.392