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

using model chemistry: HF/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-428.403133
Energy at 298.15K-428.404469
Nuclear repulsion energy228.820025
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/SDD
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 2598 2339 25.76      
2 A1 1324 1192 400.63      
3 A1 815 734 3.45      
4 A1 539 485 19.86      
5 E 1263 1137 343.40      
5 E 1263 1137 343.40      
6 E 680 613 2.45      
6 E 680 613 2.45      
7 E 476 428 8.77      
7 E 476 428 8.77      
8 E 225 203 7.68      
8 E 225 203 7.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5281.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9004) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4755.0 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 HF/SDD
ABC
0.18313 0.09696 0.09696

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/SDD

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.301
C2 0.000 0.000 1.166
N3 0.000 0.000 2.311
F4 0.000 1.271 -0.791
F5 1.101 -0.635 -0.791
F6 -1.101 -0.635 -0.791

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.46712.61281.36201.36201.3620
C21.46711.14572.33342.33342.3334
N32.61281.14573.35283.35283.3528
F41.36202.33343.35282.20122.2012
F51.36202.33343.35282.20122.2012
F61.36202.33343.35282.20122.2012

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 111.080
C2 C1 F5 111.080 C2 C1 F6 111.080
F4 C1 F5 107.816 F4 C1 F6 107.816
F5 C1 F6 107.816
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.835      
2 C -0.068      
3 N 0.026      
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 -0.254 0.254
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.290 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.740
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.725 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.450
Polar
3z2-r2-10.901
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 2.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.544 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.542


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 128.534
(<r2>)1/2 11.337