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

using model chemistry: ROHF/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-336.128946
Energy at 298.15K-336.129986
HF Energy-336.128946
Nuclear repulsion energy125.784359
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 ROHF/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 1220 1087 72.79      
2 A1 759 676 22.89      
3 E 1442 1284 394.40      
3 E 1442 1284 394.40      
4 E 550 490 4.25      
4 E 550 490 4.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2981.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8904) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2654.8 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 ROHF/6-31G*
ABC
0.37180 0.37180 0.19242

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.322
F2 0.000 1.240 -0.072
F3 1.074 -0.620 -0.072
F4 -1.074 -0.620 -0.072

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.30081.30081.3008
F21.30082.14742.1474
F31.30082.14742.1474
F41.30082.14742.1474

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 111.257 F2 C1 F4 111.257
F3 C1 F4 111.257
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.946      
2 F -0.315      
3 F -0.315      
4 F -0.315      


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 0.620 0.620
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.670 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 -18.570
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.051 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 2.099
Polar
3z2-r24.198
x2-y20.002
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.001


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.735
(<r2>)1/2 7.398