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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.490336
Energy at 298.15K-430.491561
HF Energy-430.490336
Nuclear repulsion energy232.216740
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 wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ
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 2426 2319 24.24      
2 A1 1248 1193 348.32      
3 A1 826 790 6.03      
4 A1 527 503 4.66      
5 E 1233 1179 324.11      
5 E 1233 1179 324.18      
6 E 638 610 0.17      
6 E 638 610 0.17      
7 E 474 453 3.56      
7 E 474 453 3.56      
8 E 197 188 6.90      
8 E 197 188 6.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5054.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4832.3 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19077 0.09878 0.09878

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.290
C2 0.000 0.000 1.127
N3 0.000 0.000 2.330
F4 0.000 1.338 -0.790
F5 1.159 -0.669 -0.790
F6 -1.159 -0.669 -0.790

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.41742.62011.42841.42841.4284
C21.41741.20262.33822.33822.3382
N32.62011.20263.39503.39503.3950
F41.42842.33823.39502.31752.3175
F51.42842.33823.39502.31752.3175
F61.42842.33823.39502.31752.3175

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 110.495
C2 C1 F5 110.495 C2 C1 F6 110.495
F4 C1 F5 108.429 F4 C1 F6 108.429
F5 C1 F6 108.429
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.557      
2 C -0.172      
3 N 0.003      
4 F -0.129      
5 F -0.129      
6 F -0.129      


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 -1.445 1.445
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.878 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.124
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.123 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.247
Polar
3z2-r2-12.493
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 3.389 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.358


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.791
(<r2>)1/2 11.171