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

using model chemistry: BLYP/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-424.307225
Energy at 298.15K-424.307460
Nuclear repulsion energy217.333409
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/STO-3G
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 2173 2010 52.51      
2 A1 1010 935 157.33      
3 A1 703 650 35.60      
4 A1 413 382 0.00      
5 E 1216 1125 128.83      
5 E 1216 1125 128.83      
6 E 544 503 1.63      
6 E 544 503 1.63      
7 E 378 350 1.10      
7 E 378 350 1.10      
8 E 137 127 2.09      
8 E 137 127 2.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4423.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4092.6 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.16584 0.08688 0.08688

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.357
C2 0.000 0.000 1.235
N3 0.000 0.000 2.451
F4 0.000 1.335 -0.830
F5 1.157 -0.668 -0.830
F6 -1.157 -0.668 -0.830

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.59202.80881.41671.41671.4167
C21.59201.21682.45922.45922.4592
N32.80881.21683.54313.54313.5431
F41.41672.45923.54312.31312.3131
F51.41672.45923.54312.31312.3131
F61.41672.45923.54312.31312.3131

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 109.501
C2 C1 F5 109.501 C2 C1 F6 109.501
F4 C1 F5 109.441 F4 C1 F6 109.441
F5 C1 F6 109.441
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.265      
2 C 0.021      
3 N -0.154      
4 F -0.044      
5 F -0.044      
6 F -0.044      


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 -2.203 2.203
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -26.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.599
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.334 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.334 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.669
Polar
3z2-r2-13.337
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 1.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.775


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.958
(<r2>)1/2 11.703