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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-335.999526
Energy at 298.15K-336.000445
HF Energy-335.999526
Nuclear repulsion energy124.194019
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 LSDA/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 1086 1074 30.10      
2 A1 688 681 11.18      
3 E 1286 1272 327.61      
3 E 1286 1272 327.63      
4 E 499 494 1.23      
4 E 499 494 1.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2672.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.989) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2642.9 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 LSDA/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.36257 0.36257 0.18777

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.329
F2 0.000 1.255 -0.073
F3 1.087 -0.628 -0.073
F4 -1.087 -0.628 -0.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.31811.31811.3181
F21.31812.17382.1738
F31.31812.17382.1738
F41.31812.17382.1738

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 111.101 F2 C1 F4 111.101
F3 C1 F4 111.101
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.229      
2 F -0.076      
3 F -0.076      
4 F -0.076      


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 0.022 0.022
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.271
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.471 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.942
Polar
3z2-r21.884
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 2.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.330


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.753
(<r2>)1/2 7.467