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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-407.470682
Energy at 298.15K-407.473051
HF Energy-407.470682
Nuclear repulsion energy195.252017
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/STO-3G
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' 3752 3320 19.84      
2 A' 1539 1362 65.87      
3 A' 1253 1109 144.27      
4 A' 1196 1059 165.66      
5 A' 859 761 1.57      
6 A' 538 476 7.14      
7 A' 510 452 11.58      
8 A' 364 322 2.44      
9 A" 1293 1144 182.62      
10 A" 528 467 8.93      
11 A" 372 330 11.97      
12 A" 181 160 60.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6192.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.885) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5480.6 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 B3PW91/STO-3G
ABC
0.17238 0.16847 0.16780

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.011 0.013 0.000
O2 -1.443 0.107 0.000
F3 0.489 1.319 0.000
F4 0.489 -0.663 1.132
F5 0.489 -0.663 -1.132
H6 -1.718 -0.879 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.45731.38991.40241.40241.9457
O21.45732.28042.36792.36791.0240
F31.38992.28042.28192.28193.1144
F41.40242.36792.28192.26412.4895
F51.40242.36792.28192.26412.4895
H61.94571.02403.11442.48952.4895

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 101.863 O2 C1 F3 106.409
O2 C1 F4 111.777 O2 C1 F5 111.777
F3 C1 F4 109.607 F3 C1 F5 109.607
F4 C1 F5 107.653
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.345      
2 O -0.248      
3 F -0.086      
4 F -0.100      
5 F -0.100      
6 H 0.191      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.367 -1.216 0.000 1.270
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.320 2.416 0.000
y 2.416 -22.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.320
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.356 2.416 0.000
y 2.416 0.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.144
Polar
3z2-r2-2.288
x2-y2-0.288
xy2.416
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.635 0.266 0.000
y 0.266 1.688 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.189


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.641
(<r2>)1/2 9.362