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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.371963
Energy at 298.15K-430.373163
Nuclear repulsion energy231.596968
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 mPW1PW91/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 2422 2321 24.17      
2 A1 1261 1209 356.92      
3 A1 824 790 4.05      
4 A1 527 505 6.75      
5 E 1255 1202 337.17      
5 E 1255 1202 337.17      
6 E 633 606 0.62      
6 E 633 606 0.62      
7 E 471 451 3.10      
7 E 471 451 3.11      
8 E 193 185 5.89      
8 E 193 185 5.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5068.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4857.5 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18984 0.09830 0.09830

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/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 1.156
N3 0.000 0.000 2.312
F4 0.000 1.248 -0.784
F5 1.081 -0.624 -0.784
F6 -1.081 -0.624 -0.784

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48102.63691.32981.32981.3298
C21.48101.15582.30662.30662.3066
N32.63691.15583.33773.33773.3377
F41.32982.30663.33772.16202.1620
F51.32982.30663.33772.16202.1620
F61.32982.30663.33772.16202.1620

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 110.174
C2 C1 F5 110.174 C2 C1 F6 110.174
F4 C1 F5 108.760 F4 C1 F6 108.760
F5 C1 F6 108.760
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.590      
2 C -0.070      
3 N -0.100      
4 F -0.140      
5 F -0.140      
6 F -0.140      


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 -1.299 1.299
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.631 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.424
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.793
Polar
3z2-r2-11.586
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> 125.049
(<r2>)1/2 11.183