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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.484361
Energy at 298.15K-337.485285
HF Energy-337.484361
Nuclear repulsion energy124.000163
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 1113 1063 35.71      
2 A1 697 666 13.11      
3 E 1315 1255 330.42      
3 E 1315 1255 330.45      
4 E 501 478 1.89      
4 E 501 478 1.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2720.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2597.6 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.36138 0.36138 0.18709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.328
F2 0.000 1.257 -0.073
F3 1.089 -0.629 -0.073
F4 -1.089 -0.629 -0.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.31981.31981.3198
F21.31982.17782.1778
F31.31982.17782.1778
F41.31982.17782.1778

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 111.183 F2 C1 F4 111.183
F3 C1 F4 111.183
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.667      
2 F -0.222      
3 F -0.222      
4 F -0.222      


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 0.218 0.218
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.057 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.057 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.812
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.245
Polar
3z2-r22.490
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 2.043 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.043 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.743
(<r2>)1/2 7.466