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

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.578148
Energy at 298.15K-430.579165
Nuclear repulsion energy228.508375
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 BLYP/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 2277 2270 26.00      
2 A1 1156 1153 304.73      
3 A1 766 764 1.48      
4 A1 498 496 4.81      
5 E 1095 1091 294.22      
5 E 1094 1091 294.20      
6 E 600 598 0.01      
6 E 600 598 0.01      
7 E 441 440 2.47      
7 E 441 440 2.47      
8 E 187 187 5.84      
8 E 187 187 5.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4671.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4657.0 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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.18320 0.09636 0.09636

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.319
C2 0.000 0.000 1.166
N3 0.000 0.000 2.326
F4 0.000 1.271 -0.791
F5 1.100 -0.635 -0.791
F6 -1.100 -0.635 -0.791

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48542.64501.35551.35551.3555
C21.48541.15962.33392.33392.3339
N32.64501.15963.36633.36633.3663
F41.35552.33393.36632.20082.2008
F51.35552.33393.36632.20082.2008
F61.35552.33393.36632.20082.2008

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 110.389
C2 C1 F5 110.389 C2 C1 F6 110.389
F4 C1 F5 108.538 F4 C1 F6 108.538
F5 C1 F6 108.538
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.548      
2 C -0.182      
3 N 0.019      
4 F -0.128      
5 F -0.128      
6 F -0.128      


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 -1.286 1.286
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.265 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.370
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.052 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.105
Polar
3z2-r2-12.210
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> 127.939
(<r2>)1/2 11.311