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All results from a given calculation for CH3CF3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-377.359124
Energy at 298.15K-377.363651
HF Energy-377.359124
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 3033 2973 2.22      
2 A1 1424 1396 56.98      
3 A1 1259 1234 178.21      
4 A1 806 790 4.64      
5 A1 578 567 17.44      
6 A2 244 239 0.00      
7 E 3121 3060 9.58      
7 E 3121 3060 9.59      
8 E 1488 1459 0.16      
8 E 1488 1459 0.15      
9 E 1229 1205 216.76      
9 E 1229 1205 216.73      
10 E 961 942 62.94      
10 E 961 942 62.94      
11 E 518 508 0.34      
11 E 518 508 0.34      
12 E 351 344 0.58      
12 E 351 344 0.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11340.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11118.0 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.17808 0.16961 0.16961

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.483
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.029
H3 0.000 -1.033 1.849
H4 0.895 0.517 1.849
H5 -0.895 0.517 1.849
F6 0.000 1.267 -0.529
F7 -1.097 -0.633 -0.529
F8 1.097 -0.633 -0.529

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 F6 F7 F8
C11.51201.09621.09621.09622.37682.37682.3768
C21.51202.14402.14402.14401.36151.36151.3615
H31.09622.14401.78921.78923.30802.64912.6491
H41.09622.14401.78921.78922.64913.30802.6491
H51.09622.14401.78921.78922.64912.64913.3080
F62.37681.36153.30802.64912.64912.19382.1938
F72.37681.36152.64913.30802.64912.19382.1938
F82.37681.36152.64912.64913.30802.19382.1938

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 F6 109.358 C1 C2 F7 109.358
C1 C2 F8 109.358 C2 C1 H3 109.114
C2 C1 H4 109.114 C2 C1 H5 109.114
H3 C1 H4 109.826 H3 C1 H5 109.826
H4 C1 H5 109.826 F6 C2 F7 109.584
F6 C2 F8 109.584 F7 C2 F8 109.584
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.554      
2 C 0.772      
3 H 0.186      
4 H 0.186      
5 H 0.186      
6 F -0.259      
7 F -0.259      
8 F -0.259      


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 1.983 1.983
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.398 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.398 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.992
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.203 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.406
Polar
3z2-r24.811
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 3.527 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.592


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.128
(<r2>)1/2 9.702