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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.308797
Energy at 298.15K-430.310000
Nuclear repulsion energy232.019762
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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2397 2304 21.86      
2 A1 1242 1194 312.32      
3 A1 823 791 6.12      
4 A1 523 503 4.91      
5 E 1244 1196 276.21      
5 E 1244 1196 276.20      
6 E 633 609 0.21      
6 E 633 609 0.21      
7 E 470 452 3.42      
7 E 470 452 3.42      
8 E 199 191 6.35      
8 E 199 191 6.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5038.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4844.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.19066 0.09855 0.09855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.329
C2 0.000 0.000 1.156
N3 0.000 0.000 2.309
F4 0.000 1.246 -0.782
F5 1.079 -0.623 -0.782
F6 -1.079 -0.623 -0.782

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48582.63851.32541.32541.3254
C21.48581.15272.30452.30452.3045
N32.63851.15273.33313.33313.3331
F41.32542.30453.33312.15732.1573
F51.32542.30453.33312.15732.1573
F61.32542.30453.33312.15732.1573

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 109.993
C2 C1 F5 109.993 C2 C1 F6 109.993
F4 C1 F5 108.945 F4 C1 F6 108.945
F5 C1 F6 108.945
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.322      
2 C 0.178      
3 N -0.316      
4 F -0.062      
5 F -0.062      
6 F -0.062      


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 -1.576 1.576
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.135 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.135 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.419
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.142 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.142 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.283
Polar
3z2-r2-12.567
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 3.274 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.547
(<r2>)1/2 11.160