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

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.643973
Energy at 298.15K-428.645481
Nuclear repulsion energy235.372520
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-pVTZ
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 2635 2398 16.31      
2 A1 1361 1239 428.93      
3 A1 895 814 12.30      
4 A1 566 515 4.95      
5 E 1396 1270 358.93      
5 E 1396 1270 358.93      
6 E 699 637 0.31      
6 E 699 637 0.31      
7 E 523 476 6.22      
7 E 523 476 6.22      
8 E 222 202 9.12      
8 E 222 202 9.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5569.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9101) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5068.6 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-pVTZ
ABC
0.19756 0.10072 0.10072

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.330
C2 0.000 0.000 1.160
N3 0.000 0.000 2.283
F4 0.000 1.224 -0.776
F5 1.060 -0.612 -0.776
F6 -1.060 -0.612 -0.776

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.49032.61341.30221.30221.3022
C21.49031.12312.29022.29022.2902
N32.61341.12313.29473.29473.2947
F41.30222.29023.29472.11932.1193
F51.30222.29023.29472.11932.1193
F61.30222.29023.29472.11932.1193

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 110.016
C2 C1 F5 110.016 C2 C1 F6 110.016
F4 C1 F5 108.921 F4 C1 F6 108.921
F5 C1 F6 108.921
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.710 0.826   0.728
2 C -0.159 0.218   0.218
3 N -0.011 -0.356   -0.346
4 F -0.180 -0.229   -0.200
5 F -0.180 -0.230   -0.200
6 F -0.180 -0.230   -0.200


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 -1.537 1.537
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.001 0.001 -1.503 1.503


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.172 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.726
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.277 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.554
Polar
3z2-r2-13.108
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 3.102 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.870


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.730
(<r2>)1/2 11.078