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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.284907
Energy at 298.15K-430.286038
Nuclear repulsion energy231.023112
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2406 2302 23.45      
2 A1 1252 1198 332.67      
3 A1 818 783 4.77      
4 A1 520 497 6.10      
5 E 1258 1203 305.96      
5 E 1258 1203 305.99      
6 E 628 601 0.48      
6 E 628 601 0.48      
7 E 462 442 3.13      
7 E 462 442 3.13      
8 E 190 182 6.01      
8 E 190 182 6.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5035.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4817.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.18824 0.09804 0.09804

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.328
C2 0.000 0.000 1.155
N3 0.000 0.000 2.313
F4 0.000 1.254 -0.784
F5 1.086 -0.627 -0.784
F6 -1.086 -0.627 -0.784

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48292.64051.33391.33391.3339
C21.48291.15762.30892.30892.3089
N32.64051.15763.34073.34073.3407
F41.33392.30893.34072.17112.1711
F51.33392.30893.34072.17112.1711
F61.33392.30893.34072.17112.1711

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 109.994
C2 C1 F5 109.994 C2 C1 F6 109.994
F4 C1 F5 108.943 F4 C1 F6 108.943
F5 C1 F6 108.943
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.911     0.439
2 C 0.254     0.253
3 N -0.447     -0.320
4 F -0.239     -0.124
5 F -0.239     -0.124
6 F -0.239     -0.124


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 -1.471 1.471
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.002 0.001 -1.437 1.437


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.253 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.496
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.244
Polar
3z2-r2-12.487
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 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> 125.304
(<r2>)1/2 11.194