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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.915693
Energy at 298.15K-409.918724
HF Energy-409.416525
Nuclear repulsion energy202.969172
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 CID/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 A' 3728 3469 71.94      
2 A' 1544 1437 222.93      
3 A' 1373 1277 424.80      
4 A' 1184 1101 243.77      
5 A' 914 850 0.43      
6 A' 631 588 14.04      
7 A' 598 556 33.31      
8 A' 442 411 4.99      
9 A" 1356 1262 404.98      
10 A" 630 586 31.53      
11 A" 454 423 22.66      
12 A" 195 181 161.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6524.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6070.6 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
0.18534 0.18273 0.18185

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.004 0.021 0.000
O2 -1.053 0.878 0.000
F3 1.136 0.744 0.000
F4 0.004 -0.792 1.091
F5 0.004 -0.792 -1.091
H6 -1.913 0.411 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.36071.34281.36131.36131.9571
O21.36072.19302.25822.25820.9796
F31.34282.19302.19832.19833.0678
F41.36132.25822.19832.18272.5134
F51.36132.25822.19832.18272.5134
H61.95710.97963.06782.51342.5134

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 112.471 O2 C1 F3 108.412
O2 C1 F4 112.111 O2 C1 F5 112.111
F3 C1 F4 108.767 F3 C1 F5 108.767
F4 C1 F5 106.580
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability