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All results from a given calculation for CF3 (Trifluoromethyl radical)

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 2A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.575577
Energy at 298.15K-337.576526
HF Energy-337.575577
Nuclear repulsion energy124.411604
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 1107 1056 48.08      
2 A1 707 675 15.63      
3 E 1287 1229 380.45      
3 E 1287 1229 380.46      
4 E 515 492 1.87      
4 E 515 492 1.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2709.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2585.5 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
0.36372 0.36372 0.18823

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 0.325
F2 0.000 1.254 -0.072
F3 1.086 -0.627 -0.072
F4 -1.086 -0.627 -0.072

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.31511.31511.3151
F21.31512.17122.1712
F31.31512.17122.1712
F41.31512.17122.1712

picture of Trifluoromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 111.273 F2 C1 F4 111.273
F3 C1 F4 111.273
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 0.490      
2 F -0.163      
3 F -0.163      
4 F -0.163      


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 0.275 0.275
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.708 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.164
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.772 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.772 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.543
Polar
3z2-r23.087
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 1.986 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.986 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.350


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.815
(<r2>)1/2 7.471