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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.592471
Energy at 298.15K-428.593966
Nuclear repulsion energy235.212094
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2647 2394 19.06      
2 A1 1370 1239 462.71      
3 A1 893 807 9.98      
4 A1 567 513 7.00      
5 E 1396 1262 398.30      
5 E 1396 1262 398.30      
6 E 700 633 0.68      
6 E 700 633 0.68      
7 E 525 475 6.15      
7 E 525 475 6.15      
8 E 223 201 8.77      
8 E 223 201 8.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5581.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5047.5 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.19691 0.10077 0.10077

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.328
C2 0.000 0.000 1.157
N3 0.000 0.000 2.282
F4 0.000 1.226 -0.776
F5 1.061 -0.613 -0.776
F6 -1.061 -0.613 -0.776

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48492.60981.30471.30471.3047
C21.48491.12502.28822.28822.2882
N32.60981.12503.29383.29383.2938
F41.30472.28823.29382.12282.1228
F51.30472.28823.29382.12282.1228
F61.30472.28823.29382.12282.1228

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 110.058
C2 C1 F5 110.058 C2 C1 F6 110.058
F4 C1 F5 108.878 F4 C1 F6 108.878
F5 C1 F6 108.878
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.045 0.927   0.846
2 C -0.026 0.200   0.196
3 N -0.284 -0.349   -0.339
4 F -0.245 -0.259   -0.234
5 F -0.245 -0.260   -0.234
6 F -0.245 -0.260   -0.234


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 -1.377 1.377
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.001 0.001 -1.342 1.342


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.366 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.783
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.208 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.417
Polar
3z2-r2-12.833
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 2.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.612 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.462


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.842
(<r2>)1/2 11.083