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

using model chemistry: BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.467065
Energy at 298.15K-430.467991
Nuclear repulsion energy227.095616
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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2266 2262 30.48      
2 A1 1148 1146 305.31      
3 A1 750 749 0.45      
4 A1 491 490 6.30      
5 E 1065 1063 302.34      
5 E 1065 1063 302.36      
6 E 583 582 0.01      
6 E 583 582 0.01      
7 E 426 425 2.24      
7 E 426 425 2.24      
8 E 179 179 5.66      
8 E 179 179 5.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4580.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9981) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4571.8 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18093 0.09524 0.09524

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.318
C2 0.000 0.000 1.170
N3 0.000 0.000 2.340
F4 0.000 1.279 -0.796
F5 1.107 -0.639 -0.796
F6 -1.107 -0.639 -0.796

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48792.65831.36511.36511.3651
C21.48791.17042.34542.34542.3454
N32.65831.17043.38723.38723.3872
F41.36512.34543.38722.21452.2145
F51.36512.34543.38722.21452.2145
F61.36512.34543.38722.21452.2145

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 110.513
C2 C1 F5 110.513 C2 C1 F6 110.513
F4 C1 F5 108.410 F4 C1 F6 108.410
F5 C1 F6 108.409
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.432      
2 C -0.387      
3 N -0.016      
4 F -0.343      
5 F -0.343      
6 F -0.343      


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 -1.192 1.192
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.896 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.896 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.888
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.992
Polar
3z2-r2-11.984
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 4.339 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.339 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.539


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 129.588
(<r2>)1/2 11.384