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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.314438
Energy at 298.15K-430.315608
Nuclear repulsion energy231.003676
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/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 2398 2314 24.21      
2 A1 1246 1202 350.19      
3 A1 814 786 3.51      
4 A1 522 504 6.55      
5 E 1234 1191 332.94      
5 E 1234 1191 332.95      
6 E 627 605 0.51      
6 E 627 605 0.51      
7 E 466 449 2.91      
7 E 466 449 2.91      
8 E 192 185 5.73      
8 E 192 185 5.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5007.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4832.4 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18868 0.09788 0.09788

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.325
C2 0.000 0.000 1.157
N3 0.000 0.000 2.316
F4 0.000 1.252 -0.785
F5 1.084 -0.626 -0.785
F6 -1.084 -0.626 -0.785

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48252.64101.33401.33401.3340
C21.48251.15852.31142.31142.3114
N32.64101.15853.34453.34453.3445
F41.33402.31143.34452.16862.1686
F51.33402.31143.34452.16862.1686
F61.33402.31143.34452.16862.1686

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 110.189
C2 C1 F5 110.189 C2 C1 F6 110.189
F4 C1 F5 108.744 F4 C1 F6 108.744
F5 C1 F6 108.744
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.574      
2 C -0.069      
3 N -0.096      
4 F -0.136      
5 F -0.136      
6 F -0.136      


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 -1.296 1.296
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.618 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.618 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.418
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.900 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.800
Polar
3z2-r2-11.600
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.529
(<r2>)1/2 11.204