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

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.504622
Energy at 298.15K-428.506105
Nuclear repulsion energy234.604000
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/cc-pVDZ
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 2653 2409 17.28      
2 A1 1371 1245 461.94      
3 A1 888 807 8.92      
4 A1 567 515 7.87      
5 E 1399 1270 401.43      
5 E 1399 1270 401.43      
6 E 693 629 0.94      
6 E 693 629 0.94      
7 E 519 472 5.97      
7 E 519 472 5.97      
8 E 220 200 8.48      
8 E 220 200 8.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5570.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5058.4 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.19608 0.10022 0.10022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.329
C2 0.000 0.000 1.157
N3 0.000 0.000 2.290
F4 0.000 1.228 -0.778
F5 1.064 -0.614 -0.778
F6 -1.064 -0.614 -0.778

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48622.61861.30771.30771.3077
C21.48621.13242.29212.29212.2921
N32.61861.13243.30443.30443.3044
F41.30772.29213.30442.12732.1273
F51.30772.29213.30442.12732.1273
F61.30772.29213.30442.12732.1273

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 110.083
C2 C1 F5 110.083 C2 C1 F6 110.083
F4 C1 F5 108.853 F4 C1 F6 108.853
F5 C1 F6 108.853
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.902 0.937    
2 C -0.118 0.168    
3 N -0.111 -0.328    
4 F -0.224 -0.259    
5 F -0.224 -0.259    
6 F -0.224 -0.259    


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 -1.342 1.342
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.436
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.066 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.066 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.131
Polar
3z2-r2-12.263
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 2.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.372


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 123.282
(<r2>)1/2 11.103