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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.613558
Energy at 298.15K-93.614476
Nuclear repulsion energy119.397401
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/CEP-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 2299 2226 47.59      
2 A1 1182 1144 315.22      
3 A1 740 717 1.08      
4 A1 483 468 13.29      
5 E 1091 1057 290.75      
5 E 1091 1057 290.77      
6 E 589 570 1.57      
6 E 589 570 1.58      
7 E 419 405 3.53      
7 E 419 405 3.53      
8 E 189 183 5.33      
8 E 189 183 5.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4638.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4492.4 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/CEP-31G
ABC
0.17319 0.09209 0.09209

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.259
C2 0.000 0.000 1.236
N3 0.000 0.000 2.422
F4 0.000 1.307 -0.763
F5 1.132 -0.653 -0.763
F6 -1.132 -0.653 -0.763

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.49522.68141.40041.40041.4004
C21.49521.18622.38782.38782.3878
N32.68141.18623.44243.44243.4424
F41.40042.38783.44242.26352.2635
F51.40042.38783.44242.26352.2635
F61.40042.38783.44242.26352.2635

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 111.064
C2 C1 F5 111.064 C2 C1 F6 111.064
F4 C1 F5 107.832 F4 C1 F6 107.832
F5 C1 F6 107.832
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.089      
2 C -0.306      
3 N 0.474      
4 F -0.086      
5 F -0.086      
6 F -0.086      


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 -0.340 0.340
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.677 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.186
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.754 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.509
Polar
3z2-r2-11.018
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 2.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.181


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.344
(<r2>)1/2 10.264