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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.493694
Energy at 298.15K-430.494914
HF Energy-430.493694
Nuclear repulsion energy231.999303
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 wB97X-D/TZVP
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 2436 2326 27.76      
2 A1 1245 1189 378.81      
3 A1 824 787 5.43      
4 A1 528 504 5.04      
5 E 1225 1169 364.59      
5 E 1224 1169 364.74      
6 E 639 610 0.50      
6 E 639 610 0.51      
7 E 475 453 2.90      
7 E 475 453 2.90      
8 E 197 188 6.58      
8 E 197 188 6.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5051.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4823.8 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 wB97X-D/TZVP
ABC
0.19037 0.09863 0.09863

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.289
C2 0.000 0.000 1.129
N3 0.000 0.000 2.329
F4 0.000 1.338 -0.790
F5 1.159 -0.669 -0.790
F6 -1.159 -0.669 -0.790

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.41772.61861.42931.42931.4293
C21.41771.20092.33972.33972.3397
N32.61861.20093.39503.39503.3950
F41.42932.33973.39502.31832.3183
F51.42932.33973.39502.31832.3183
F61.42932.33973.39502.31832.3183

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 110.537
C2 C1 F5 110.537 C2 C1 F6 110.537
F4 C1 F5 108.385 F4 C1 F6 108.385
F5 C1 F6 108.385
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.466      
2 C -0.014      
3 N -0.065      
4 F -0.129      
5 F -0.129      
6 F -0.129      


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 -1.251 1.251
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.373 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.482
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.055 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.109
Polar
3z2-r2-12.218
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 3.215 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.215 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.245
(<r2>)1/2 11.191