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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.004955
Energy at 298.15K-428.006130
Nuclear repulsion energy229.046532
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 B1B95/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2410 2305 33.96      
2 A1 1237 1183 295.63      
3 A1 789 754 6.88      
4 A1 500 479 11.63      
5 E 1271 1216 253.27      
5 E 1270 1215 253.22      
6 E 646 618 2.81      
6 E 646 618 2.81      
7 E 457 438 4.47      
7 E 457 438 4.47      
8 E 201 192 4.63      
8 E 201 192 4.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5041.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4823.6 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
0.18196 0.09772 0.09772

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.309
C2 0.000 0.000 1.146
N3 0.000 0.000 2.304
F4 0.000 1.275 -0.783
F5 1.104 -0.637 -0.783
F6 -1.104 -0.637 -0.783

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.45522.61281.36041.36041.3604
C21.45521.15762.31302.31302.3130
N32.61281.15763.34043.34043.3404
F41.36042.31303.34042.20822.2082
F51.36042.31303.34042.20822.2082
F61.36042.31303.34042.20822.2082

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 110.423
C2 C1 F5 110.423 C2 C1 F6 110.423
F4 C1 F5 108.503 F4 C1 F6 108.503
F5 C1 F6 108.503
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.873      
2 C 0.306      
3 N -0.417      
4 F -0.254      
5 F -0.254      
6 F -0.254      


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 -0.797 0.797
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.850 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.298
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.724 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.448
Polar
3z2-r2-10.897
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 2.293 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.293 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.245


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.482
(<r2>)1/2 11.246