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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-413.185778
Energy at 298.15K-413.188899
HF Energy-413.185778
Nuclear repulsion energy206.266925
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3847 3688 70.35      
2 A' 1439 1380 202.18      
3 A' 1330 1275 581.19      
4 A' 1132 1085 197.96      
5 A' 918 880 7.67      
6 A' 640 613 5.49      
7 A' 606 581 18.98      
8 A' 446 428 4.68      
9 A" 1209 1159 449.00      
10 A" 626 600 5.28      
11 A" 462 443 25.82      
12 A" 257 247 128.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6455.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6188.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.19146 0.18857 0.18786

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.024 0.000
O2 -1.036 0.870 0.000
F3 1.118 0.730 0.000
F4 0.003 -0.780 1.074
F5 0.003 -0.780 -1.074
H6 -1.857 0.368 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.33961.31961.34171.34171.8914
O21.33962.15862.22582.22580.9623
F31.31962.15862.16242.16242.9970
F41.34172.22582.16242.14872.4352
F51.34172.22582.16242.14872.4352
H61.89140.96232.99702.43522.4352

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 109.405 O2 C1 F3 108.530
O2 C1 F4 112.221 O2 C1 F5 112.221
F3 C1 F4 108.681 F3 C1 F5 108.681
F4 C1 F5 106.397
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.666      
2 O -0.511      
3 F -0.173      
4 F -0.203      
5 F -0.203      
6 H 0.423      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.080 -0.450 0.000 2.128
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.145 0.457 0.000
y 0.457 -28.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.229
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.614 0.457 0.000
y 0.457 -4.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.512
Polar
3z2-r2-5.023
x2-y27.144
xy0.457
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.589 0.026 0.000
y 0.026 2.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.105


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.948
(<r2>)1/2 9.052