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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.363562
Energy at 298.15K-430.364717
Nuclear repulsion energy231.203161
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 2425 2308 27.35      
2 A1 1253 1193 354.63      
3 A1 820 780 3.76      
4 A1 523 498 7.07      
5 E 1232 1172 345.35      
5 E 1232 1172 345.40      
6 E 627 597 0.61      
6 E 627 597 0.61      
7 E 463 441 3.10      
7 E 463 441 3.10      
8 E 191 182 6.07      
8 E 191 182 6.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5023.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4781.4 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.18881 0.09812 0.09812

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.324
C2 0.000 0.000 1.157
N3 0.000 0.000 2.312
F4 0.000 1.252 -0.784
F5 1.084 -0.626 -0.784
F6 -1.084 -0.626 -0.784

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48122.63611.33351.33351.3335
C21.48121.15492.30982.30982.3098
N32.63611.15493.33963.33963.3396
F41.33352.30983.33962.16792.1679
F51.33352.30983.33962.16792.1679
F61.33352.30983.33962.16792.1679

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 110.184
C2 C1 F5 110.184 C2 C1 F6 110.184
F4 C1 F5 108.749 F4 C1 F6 108.749
F5 C1 F6 108.749
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.995      
2 C 0.177      
3 N -0.408      
4 F -0.255      
5 F -0.255      
6 F -0.255      


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 -1.256 1.256
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.478 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.478 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.493
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.007 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.007 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.015
Polar
3z2-r2-12.030
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.893
(<r2>)1/2 11.220