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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-427.994372
Energy at 298.15K-427.995574
HF Energy-427.994372
Nuclear repulsion energy228.903484
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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
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 2434 2307 34.32      
2 A1 1244 1179 309.53      
3 A1 791 750 7.33      
4 A1 507 480 10.73      
5 E 1276 1209 262.65      
5 E 1276 1209 262.57      
6 E 654 620 2.53      
6 E 654 620 2.53      
7 E 465 441 4.65      
7 E 465 441 4.65      
8 E 204 193 4.89      
8 E 204 193 4.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5086.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4820.6 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.18171 0.09757 0.09757

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.289
C2 0.000 0.000 1.127
N3 0.000 0.000 2.323
F4 0.000 1.341 -0.789
F5 1.162 -0.671 -0.789
F6 -1.162 -0.671 -0.789

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.41562.61151.43151.43151.4315
C21.41561.19592.33842.33842.3384
N32.61151.19593.38823.38823.3882
F41.43152.33843.38822.32332.3233
F51.43152.33843.38822.32332.3233
F61.43152.33843.38822.32332.3233

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 110.441
C2 C1 F5 110.441 C2 C1 F6 110.441
F4 C1 F5 108.484 F4 C1 F6 108.484
F5 C1 F6 108.484
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.910      
2 C 0.290      
3 N -0.410      
4 F -0.264      
5 F -0.264      
6 F -0.264      


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 -0.831 0.831
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 -36.537
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.578
Polar
3z2-r2-11.155
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 2.262 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.262 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 4.150


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.737
(<r2>)1/2 11.258