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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.101765
Energy at 298.15K-428.102925
Nuclear repulsion energy228.127511
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 B3LYP/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 2390 2306 32.59      
2 A1 1218 1175 291.35      
3 A1 778 751 5.93      
4 A1 499 481 10.35      
5 E 1243 1200 248.93      
5 E 1243 1200 248.90      
6 E 643 621 2.35      
6 E 643 621 2.35      
7 E 457 441 4.09      
7 E 457 441 4.09      
8 E 200 193 4.63      
8 E 200 193 4.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4985.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4810.9 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.18006 0.09710 0.09710

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 1.150
N3 0.000 0.000 2.309
F4 0.000 1.282 -0.785
F5 1.110 -0.641 -0.785
F6 -1.110 -0.641 -0.785

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.45892.61841.36731.36731.3673
C21.45891.15962.32112.32112.3211
N32.61841.15963.34963.34963.3496
F41.36732.32113.34962.21992.2199
F51.36732.32113.34962.21992.2199
F61.36732.32113.34962.21992.2199

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 110.387
C2 C1 F5 110.387 C2 C1 F6 110.387
F4 C1 F5 108.540 F4 C1 F6 108.540
F5 C1 F6 108.540
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.865     0.655
2 C 0.298     0.233
3 N -0.413     -0.300
4 F -0.250     -0.196
5 F -0.250     -0.196
6 F -0.250     -0.196


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 -0.836 0.836
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.000 0.001 -0.789 0.789


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.821 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.386
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.782 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.782 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.565
Polar
3z2-r2-11.129
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 2.312 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.312 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 127.253
(<r2>)1/2 11.281