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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.463238
Energy at 298.15K-430.464447
Nuclear repulsion energy232.164023
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 2421 2311 26.96      
2 A1 1257 1200 365.90      
3 A1 826 788 3.98      
4 A1 528 504 6.51      
5 E 1237 1180 346.24      
5 E 1237 1180 346.25      
6 E 639 610 0.35      
6 E 639 610 0.35      
7 E 475 454 3.44      
7 E 475 454 3.44      
8 E 196 187 6.50      
8 E 196 187 6.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5063.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4832.5 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.19041 0.09890 0.09890

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.323
C2 0.000 0.000 1.154
N3 0.000 0.000 2.302
F4 0.000 1.246 -0.781
F5 1.079 -0.623 -0.781
F6 -1.079 -0.623 -0.781

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.47742.62491.32801.32801.3280
C21.47741.14752.30232.30232.3023
N32.62491.14753.32563.32563.3256
F41.32802.30233.32562.15872.1587
F51.32802.30233.32562.15872.1587
F61.32802.30233.32562.15872.1587

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 110.191
C2 C1 F5 110.191 C2 C1 F6 110.191
F4 C1 F5 108.742 F4 C1 F6 108.742
F5 C1 F6 108.742
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.778      
2 C -0.012      
3 N -0.239      
4 F -0.176      
5 F -0.176      
6 F -0.176      


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 -1.303 1.303
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.959 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.959 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.014
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.055
Polar
3z2-r2-12.110
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> 124.733
(<r2>)1/2 11.168