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

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 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.343625
Energy at 298.15K-430.344781
Nuclear repulsion energy231.869135
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 2436 2312 24.23      
2 A1 1270 1206 340.91      
3 A1 829 787 5.79      
4 A1 523 497 6.60      
5 E 1284 1219 310.31      
5 E 1284 1219 310.27      
6 E 632 600 0.69      
6 E 632 600 0.69      
7 E 465 442 3.37      
7 E 465 442 3.37      
8 E 191 181 6.13      
8 E 191 181 6.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5100.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4842.1 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.18994 0.09863 0.09863

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 -0.327
C2 0.000 0.000 1.153
N3 0.000 0.000 2.307
F4 0.000 1.248 -0.782
F5 1.081 -0.624 -0.782
F6 -1.081 -0.624 -0.782

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48002.63401.32821.32821.3282
C21.48001.15402.30222.30222.3022
N32.63401.15403.33133.33133.3313
F41.32822.30223.33132.16142.1614
F51.32822.30223.33132.16142.1614
F61.32822.30223.33132.16142.1614

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 110.023
C2 C1 F5 110.023 C2 C1 F6 110.023
F4 C1 F5 108.914 F4 C1 F6 108.914
F5 C1 F6 108.914
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 0.907      
2 C 0.236      
3 N -0.421      
4 F -0.241      
5 F -0.241      
6 F -0.241      


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 -1.429 1.429
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.383
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.077 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.077 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.154
Polar
3z2-r2-12.309
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 2.797 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.578
(<r2>)1/2 11.161