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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-413.432094
Energy at 298.15K-413.435187
HF Energy-413.432094
Nuclear repulsion energy205.646232
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3816 3673 66.98      
2 A' 1425 1371 192.10      
3 A' 1307 1258 581.00      
4 A' 1116 1074 205.16      
5 A' 903 870 7.97      
6 A' 633 609 4.77      
7 A' 600 577 18.26      
8 A' 442 425 4.61      
9 A" 1184 1140 448.48      
10 A" 619 596 4.32      
11 A" 458 441 26.77      
12 A" 257 248 127.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6379.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6141.3 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.19035 0.18733 0.18677

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.025 0.000
O2 -1.038 0.873 0.000
F3 1.122 0.732 0.000
F4 0.003 -0.782 1.078
F5 0.003 -0.782 -1.078
H6 -1.861 0.371 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.34241.32361.34651.34651.8956
O21.34242.16412.23252.23250.9641
F31.32362.16412.16932.16933.0044
F41.34652.23252.16932.15572.4424
F51.34652.23252.16932.15572.4424
H61.89560.96413.00442.44242.4424

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 109.450 O2 C1 F3 108.532
O2 C1 F4 112.250 O2 C1 F5 112.250
F3 C1 F4 108.672 F3 C1 F5 108.672
F4 C1 F5 106.354
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.675      
2 O -0.508      
3 F -0.175      
4 F -0.206      
5 F -0.206      
6 H 0.421      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.091 -0.434 0.000 2.135
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.131 0.442 0.000
y 0.442 -28.305 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.247
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.645 0.442 0.000
y 0.442 -4.116 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.529
Polar
3z2-r2-5.057
x2-y27.174
xy0.442
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.616 0.025 0.000
y 0.025 2.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.127


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.351
(<r2>)1/2 9.075