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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.482462
Energy at 298.15K-337.483363
HF Energy-337.482462
Nuclear repulsion energy123.392274
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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1063 1026 35.81      
2 A1 683 659 11.64      
3 E 1241 1197 353.52      
3 E 1241 1197 353.55      
4 E 492 475 1.26      
4 E 492 475 1.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2606.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9646) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2514.5 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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.35774 0.35774 0.18507

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.327
F2 0.000 1.264 -0.073
F3 1.095 -0.632 -0.073
F4 -1.095 -0.632 -0.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.32571.32571.3257
F21.32572.18962.1896
F31.32572.18962.1896
F41.32572.18962.1896

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 111.345 F2 C1 F4 111.345
F3 C1 F4 111.345
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.936      
2 F -0.312      
3 F -0.312      
4 F -0.312      


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 0.291 0.291
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.992 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.754
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.619 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.619 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.237
Polar
3z2-r22.475
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 2.772 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.772 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.211


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.785
(<r2>)1/2 7.536