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

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-422.636458
Energy at 298.15K-422.637440
Nuclear repulsion energy225.384637
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 HF/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 A1 2730 2229 61.90      
2 A1 1313 1072 190.32      
3 A1 848 692 28.94      
4 A1 512 418 6.50      
5 E 1502 1226 93.52      
5 E 1502 1226 93.52      
6 E 671 548 2.35      
6 E 671 548 2.35      
7 E 462 378 6.68      
7 E 462 378 6.68      
8 E 207 169 4.99      
8 E 207 169 4.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5543.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4526.1 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
0.17876 0.09332 0.09332

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.331
C2 0.000 0.000 1.203
N3 0.000 0.000 2.359
F4 0.000 1.286 -0.805
F5 1.114 -0.643 -0.805
F6 -1.114 -0.643 -0.805

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.53382.68981.37101.37101.3710
C21.53381.15612.38472.38472.3847
N32.68981.15613.41563.41563.4156
F41.37102.38473.41562.22802.2280
F51.37102.38473.41562.22802.2280
F61.37102.38473.41562.22802.2280

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 110.240
C2 C1 F5 110.240 C2 C1 F6 110.240
F4 C1 F5 108.691 F4 C1 F6 108.691
F5 C1 F6 108.691
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.464      
2 C 0.041      
3 N -0.138      
4 F -0.122      
5 F -0.122      
6 F -0.122      


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 -1.463 1.463
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.783 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.783 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.174
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.196 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.196 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.391
Polar
3z2-r2-12.783
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 1.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.429 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.947


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 129.153
(<r2>)1/2 11.365