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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/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 mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.405244
Energy at 298.15K-430.406394
Nuclear repulsion energy231.039307
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 mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2412 2311 27.97      
2 A1 1244 1192 333.61      
3 A1 812 778 2.96      
4 A1 522 500 7.08      
5 E 1206 1156 310.82      
5 E 1206 1156 310.85      
6 E 623 597 0.15      
6 E 623 597 0.15      
7 E 458 439 3.38      
7 E 458 439 3.38      
8 E 190 182 6.55      
8 E 190 182 6.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4971.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4764.1 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 mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18857 0.09798 0.09798

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.323
C2 0.000 0.000 1.158
N3 0.000 0.000 2.313
F4 0.000 1.252 -0.785
F5 1.085 -0.626 -0.785
F6 -1.085 -0.626 -0.785

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48112.63611.33501.33501.3350
C21.48111.15502.31192.31192.3119
N32.63611.15503.34193.34193.3419
F41.33502.31193.34192.16922.1692
F51.33502.31193.34192.16922.1692
F61.33502.31193.34192.16922.1692

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 110.255
C2 C1 F5 110.255 C2 C1 F6 110.255
F4 C1 F5 108.676 F4 C1 F6 108.676
F5 C1 F6 108.676
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.721      
2 C -0.348      
3 N -0.171      
4 F -0.400      
5 F -0.400      
6 F -0.400      


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 -1.333 1.333
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.357 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.433
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.076
Polar
3z2-r2-12.153
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 3.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.967


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.973
(<r2>)1/2 11.224