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

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-334.159008
Energy at 298.15K-334.159850
HF Energy-334.159008
Nuclear repulsion energy121.564345
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 LSDA/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 A1 1037 1020 21.44      
2 A1 649 638 13.42      
3 E 1304 1282 232.62      
3 E 1304 1282 232.59      
4 E 468 460 2.67      
4 E 468 460 2.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2614.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2572.0 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 LSDA/3-21G
ABC
0.34706 0.34706 0.17935

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.326
F2 0.000 1.284 -0.073
F3 1.112 -0.642 -0.073
F4 -1.112 -0.642 -0.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.34471.34471.3447
F21.34472.22432.2243
F31.34472.22432.2243
F41.34472.22432.2243

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 111.594 F2 C1 F4 111.594
F3 C1 F4 111.594
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.649      
2 F -0.216      
3 F -0.216      
4 F -0.216      


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 -0.067 0.067
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.369 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.045
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.662 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.324
Polar
3z2-r22.649
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 1.759 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.759 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.754
(<r2>)1/2 7.600