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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.315372
Energy at 298.15K-428.316698
Nuclear repulsion energy230.019729
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/6-31G
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 2623 2368 25.81      
2 A1 1360 1228 403.63      
3 A1 839 757 5.83      
4 A1 546 493 20.12      
5 E 1353 1222 330.47      
5 E 1353 1222 330.47      
6 E 682 616 4.45      
6 E 682 616 4.45      
7 E 479 433 6.95      
7 E 479 433 6.95      
8 E 207 187 7.18      
8 E 207 187 7.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5405.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4880.6 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
0.18434 0.09822 0.09822

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.303
C2 0.000 0.000 1.155
N3 0.000 0.000 2.295
F4 0.000 1.267 -0.784
F5 1.097 -0.633 -0.784
F6 -1.097 -0.633 -0.784

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.45742.59811.35521.35521.3552
C21.45741.14072.31632.31632.3163
N32.59811.14073.33023.33023.3302
F41.35522.31633.33022.19402.1940
F51.35522.31633.33022.19402.1940
F61.35522.31633.33022.19402.1940

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 110.824
C2 C1 F5 110.824 C2 C1 F6 110.824
F4 C1 F5 108.085 F4 C1 F6 108.085
F5 C1 F6 108.085
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.253 1.085    
2 C 0.042 0.238    
3 N -0.197 -0.339    
4 F -0.366 -0.328    
5 F -0.366 -0.328    
6 F -0.366 -0.328    


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 -0.416 0.416
CHELPG 0.000 0.000 -0.293 0.293
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.272
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.849 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.849 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.699
Polar
3z2-r2-11.398
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 2.376 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.376 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.313


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.902
(<r2>)1/2 11.265