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All results from a given calculation for CF3OH (trifluoromethanol)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-411.115898
Energy at 298.15K-411.118803
HF Energy-411.115898
Nuclear repulsion energy202.669875
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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' 3621 3439 59.34      
2 A' 1484 1409 193.95      
3 A' 1310 1244 412.20      
4 A' 1127 1070 251.38      
5 A' 884 839 0.78      
6 A' 607 577 8.29      
7 A' 576 547 27.72      
8 A' 422 401 4.62      
9 A" 1282 1218 381.02      
10 A" 604 574 20.12      
11 A" 434 412 24.95      
12 A" 178 169 147.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6264.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5948.8 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.18537 0.18157 0.18149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.022 0.000
O2 -1.048 0.882 0.000
F3 1.135 0.748 0.000
F4 0.003 -0.795 1.094
F5 0.003 -0.795 -1.094
H6 -1.911 0.401 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 F3 F4 F5 H6
C11.35861.34451.36541.36541.9514
O21.35862.18772.26182.26180.9873
F31.34452.18772.20412.20413.0656
F41.36542.26182.20412.18742.5085
F51.36542.26182.20412.18742.5085
H61.95140.98733.06562.50852.5085

picture of trifluoromethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 111.597 O2 C1 F3 108.060
O2 C1 F4 112.270 O2 C1 F5 112.270
F3 C1 F4 108.848 F3 C1 F5 108.848
F4 C1 F5 106.459
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.081      
2 O -0.605      
3 F -0.285      
4 F -0.297      
5 F -0.297      
6 H 0.403      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.271 -0.535 0.000 2.333
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.552 0.355 0.000
y 0.355 -28.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.903
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.026 0.355 0.000
y 0.355 -4.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.501
Polar
3z2-r2-5.002
x2-y27.700
xy0.355
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.204 0.050 0.000
y 0.050 1.729 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.510


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.140
(<r2>)1/2 9.173