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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-410.803291
Energy at 298.15K-410.806008
HF Energy-410.803291
Nuclear repulsion energy200.034124
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 PBEPBE/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3423 3392 25.03      
2 A' 1417 1404 148.17      
3 A' 1227 1216 377.52      
4 A' 1077 1068 251.64      
5 A' 830 822 1.25      
6 A' 575 569 4.49      
7 A' 545 540 21.60      
8 A' 399 395 4.07      
9 A" 1199 1188 345.47      
10 A" 570 565 11.64      
11 A" 411 408 24.17      
12 A" 142 141 125.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5907.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5853.4 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
ABC
0.18126 0.17688 0.17616

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.021 0.000
O2 -1.058 0.899 0.000
F3 1.146 0.761 0.000
F4 0.003 -0.808 1.109
F5 0.003 -0.808 -1.109
H6 -1.920 0.386 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.37681.36141.38431.38431.9570
O21.37682.20752.29512.29511.0034
F31.36142.20752.23532.23533.0883
F41.38432.29512.23532.21722.5201
F51.38432.29512.23532.21722.5201
H61.95701.00343.08832.52012.5201

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 109.617 O2 C1 F3 107.450
O2 C1 F4 112.450 O2 C1 F5 112.450
F3 C1 F4 108.998 F3 C1 F5 108.998
F4 C1 F5 106.425
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.907      
2 O -0.541      
3 F -0.241      
4 F -0.251      
5 F -0.251      
6 H 0.378      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.120 -0.533 0.000 2.186
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.658 0.438 0.000
y 0.438 -27.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.695
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.688 0.438 0.000
y 0.438 -4.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.367
Polar
3z2-r2-4.733
x2-y27.340
xy0.438
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.432 0.056 0.000
y 0.056 1.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.645


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.836
(<r2>)1/2 9.265