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All results from a given calculation for CF3CN (Acetonitrile, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.395795
Energy at 298.15K-430.396750
HF Energy-430.395795
Nuclear repulsion energy227.936844
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 BLYP/6-31G*
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 2286 2267 23.23      
2 A1 1175 1165 297.62      
3 A1 770 763 2.10      
4 A1 494 490 5.38      
5 E 1154 1145 282.74      
5 E 1154 1145 282.70      
6 E 595 591 0.13      
6 E 595 591 0.13      
7 E 436 432 2.22      
7 E 436 432 2.22      
8 E 180 178 5.30      
8 E 180 178 5.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4727.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4688.7 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.18207 0.09595 0.09595

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.291
C2 0.000 0.000 1.134
N3 0.000 0.000 2.337
F4 0.000 1.338 -0.793
F5 1.158 -0.669 -0.793
F6 -1.158 -0.669 -0.793

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.42422.62771.42881.42881.4288
C21.42421.20352.34562.34562.3456
N32.62771.20353.40413.40413.4041
F41.42882.34563.40412.31662.3166
F51.42882.34563.40412.31662.3166
F61.42882.34563.40412.31662.3166

picture of Acetonitrile, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 F4 110.598
C2 C1 F5 110.598 C2 C1 F6 110.598
F4 C1 F5 108.322 F4 C1 F6 108.322
F5 C1 F6 108.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.795      
2 C 0.272      
3 N -0.432      
4 F -0.211      
5 F -0.211      
6 F -0.211      


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 -1.430 1.430
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.235 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.459
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.112 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.112 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.224
Polar
3z2-r2-12.448
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 2.958 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.958 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.330


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 127.824
(<r2>)1/2 11.306