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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

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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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-85.618210
Energy at 298.15K-85.622596
Nuclear repulsion energy110.978107
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-121G
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 3043 2965 0.53      
2 A1 1453 1416 49.61      
3 A1 1260 1228 174.17      
4 A1 760 741 11.73      
5 A1 541 527 31.05      
6 A2 211 206 0.00      
7 E 3149 3069 6.17      
7 E 3149 3069 6.17      
8 E 1497 1459 3.87      
8 E 1497 1459 3.87      
9 E 1201 1170 183.66      
9 E 1201 1170 183.65      
10 E 931 907 103.01      
10 E 931 907 103.05      
11 E 483 470 1.34      
11 E 483 470 1.34      
12 E 335 326 1.05      
12 E 335 326 1.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11228.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10942.5 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-121G
ABC
0.16815 0.16157 0.16157

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.504
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.012
H3 0.000 -1.032 1.866
H4 0.893 0.516 1.866
H5 -0.893 0.516 1.866
F6 0.000 1.305 -0.551
F7 -1.130 -0.652 -0.551
F8 1.130 -0.652 -0.551

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 F6 F7 F8
C11.51621.09311.09311.09312.43382.43382.4338
C21.51622.14252.14252.14251.41151.41151.4115
H31.09312.14251.78671.78673.36102.69412.6941
H41.09312.14251.78671.78672.69413.36102.6941
H51.09312.14251.78671.78672.69412.69413.3610
F62.43381.41153.36102.69412.69412.26002.2600
F72.43381.41152.69413.36102.69412.26002.2600
F82.43381.41152.69412.69413.36102.26002.2600

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 112.418 C1 C2 F7 112.418
C1 C2 F8 112.418 C2 C1 H3 109.321
C2 C1 H4 109.321 C2 C1 H5 109.321
H3 C1 H4 109.621 H3 C1 H5 109.621
H4 C1 H5 109.621 F6 C2 F7 106.370
F6 C2 F8 106.370 F7 C2 F8 106.370
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.521      
2 C 0.412      
3 H 0.197      
4 H 0.197      
5 H 0.197      
6 F -0.160      
7 F -0.160      
8 F -0.160      


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 3.205 3.205
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.412
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.155 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.155 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.310
Polar
3z2-r28.620
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 3.718 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.718 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.572


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.466
(<r2>)1/2 9.081