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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.533338
Energy at 298.15K-430.534349
Nuclear repulsion energy228.265845
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 BLYP/6-311G**
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 2279 2270 26.80      
2 A1 1161 1156 321.41      
3 A1 763 760 0.98      
4 A1 497 495 5.70      
5 E 1102 1097 316.04      
5 E 1102 1097 316.04      
6 E 598 596 0.00      
6 E 598 596 0.00      
7 E 442 441 2.32      
7 E 442 441 2.32      
8 E 186 186 5.62      
8 E 186 186 5.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4678.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4659.9 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.18259 0.09626 0.09626

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.319
C2 0.000 0.000 1.165
N3 0.000 0.000 2.327
F4 0.000 1.273 -0.791
F5 1.102 -0.636 -0.791
F6 -1.102 -0.636 -0.791

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48382.64591.35761.35761.3576
C21.48381.16222.33382.33382.3338
N32.64591.16223.36813.36813.3681
F41.35762.33383.36812.20452.2045
F51.35762.33383.36812.20452.2045
F61.35762.33383.36812.20452.2045

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 110.366
C2 C1 F5 110.366 C2 C1 F6 110.366
F4 C1 F5 108.562 F4 C1 F6 108.562
F5 C1 F6 108.562
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.686      
2 C -0.055      
3 N -0.157      
4 F -0.158      
5 F -0.158      
6 F -0.158      


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 -1.218 1.218
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.165
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.004 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.004 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.007
Polar
3z2-r2-12.014
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 3.047 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.047 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.298


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 128.015
(<r2>)1/2 11.314