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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.451813
Energy at 298.15K-430.453006
Nuclear repulsion energy231.730431
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-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 2391 2300 25.16      
2 A1 1235 1188 334.54      
3 A1 818 786 4.43      
4 A1 522 502 5.05      
5 E 1211 1164 312.94      
5 E 1211 1164 312.94      
6 E 632 608 0.09      
6 E 632 608 0.09      
7 E 468 450 3.41      
7 E 468 450 3.41      
8 E 195 188 6.58      
8 E 195 188 6.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4989.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4798.0 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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.18971 0.09851 0.09851

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.324
C2 0.000 0.000 1.158
N3 0.000 0.000 2.306
F4 0.000 1.249 -0.783
F5 1.081 -0.624 -0.783
F6 -1.081 -0.624 -0.783

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48202.62961.33041.33041.3304
C21.48201.14762.30812.30812.3081
N32.62961.14763.33173.33173.3317
F41.33042.30813.33172.16272.1627
F51.33042.30813.33172.16272.1627
F61.33042.30813.33172.16272.1627

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 110.194
C2 C1 F5 110.194 C2 C1 F6 110.194
F4 C1 F5 108.739 F4 C1 F6 108.739
F5 C1 F6 108.739
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.552      
2 C -0.157      
3 N -0.011      
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 -1.403 1.403
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.899 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.899 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.064
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.083 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.083 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.165
Polar
3z2-r2-12.330
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> 125.126
(<r2>)1/2 11.186