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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.539812
Energy at 298.15K-337.540667
HF Energy-337.539812
Nuclear repulsion energy122.495610
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(2df,p)
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 1034 1028 21.16      
2 A1 671 667 7.39      
3 E 1196 1189 275.31      
3 E 1196 1189 275.33      
4 E 480 478 0.65      
4 E 480 478 0.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2528.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2514.2 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(2df,p)
ABC
0.35262 0.35262 0.18250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.331
F2 0.000 1.273 -0.074
F3 1.102 -0.637 -0.074
F4 -1.102 -0.637 -0.074

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.33581.33581.3358
F21.33582.20502.2050
F31.33582.20502.2050
F41.33582.20502.2050

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 111.252 F2 C1 F4 111.252
F3 C1 F4 111.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.034      
2 F -0.011      
3 F -0.011      
4 F -0.011      


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 0.103 0.103
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.047
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.019
Polar
3z2-r22.039
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 2.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.471 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.765


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.882
(<r2>)1/2 7.542