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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.693199
Energy at 298.15K-337.694122
HF Energy-337.693199
Nuclear repulsion energy124.056053
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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 1076 1041 36.60      
2 A1 698 675 11.87      
3 E 1236 1195 356.79      
3 E 1236 1195 356.86      
4 E 504 487 1.20      
4 E 504 487 1.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2627.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.967) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2540.3 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.36157 0.36157 0.18701

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.324
F2 0.000 1.258 -0.072
F3 1.089 -0.629 -0.072
F4 -1.089 -0.629 -0.072

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.31841.31841.3184
F21.31842.17822.1782
F31.31842.17822.1782
F41.31842.17822.1782

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 111.393 F2 C1 F4 111.393
F3 C1 F4 111.393
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.909      
2 F -0.303      
3 F -0.303      
4 F -0.303      


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 0.299 0.299
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.811
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.337
Polar
3z2-r22.673
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 2.796 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.797 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.249


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.401
(<r2>)1/2 7.510