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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-93.735762
Energy at 298.15K-93.736819
Nuclear repulsion energy122.338754
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2377 2296 23.03      
2 A1 1212 1170 358.41      
3 A1 800 772 4.70      
4 A1 510 493 5.46      
5 E 1204 1163 336.33      
5 E 1204 1163 336.33      
6 E 608 588 1.20      
6 E 608 587 1.20      
7 E 451 436 1.93      
7 E 451 436 1.93      
8 E 188 181 4.98      
8 E 188 181 4.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4900.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4732.3 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
0.18489 0.09502 0.09502

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 -0.285
C2 0.000 0.000 1.226
N3 0.000 0.000 2.401
F4 0.000 1.265 -0.751
F5 1.095 -0.632 -0.751
F6 -1.095 -0.632 -0.751

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.51102.68681.34771.34771.3477
C21.51101.17572.34642.34642.3464
N32.68681.17573.39643.39643.3964
F41.34772.34643.39642.19072.1907
F51.34772.34643.39642.19072.1907
F61.34772.34643.39642.19072.1907

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 110.199
C2 C1 F5 110.199 C2 C1 F6 110.199
F4 C1 F5 108.733 F4 C1 F6 108.733
F5 C1 F6 108.733
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.171      
2 C -0.390      
3 N 0.426      
4 F -0.069      
5 F -0.069      
6 F -0.069      


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 -1.177 1.177
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.151
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.969 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.937
Polar
3z2-r2-11.874
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 3.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.136 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.330
(<r2>)1/2 10.066