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

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-336.132821
Energy at 298.15K-336.133747
HF Energy-336.132821
Nuclear repulsion energy124.693212
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/cc-pVTZ
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 1087 1075 29.95      
2 A1 695 688 10.86      
3 E 1265 1251 328.94      
3 E 1265 1251 328.96      
4 E 502 496 1.16      
4 E 502 496 1.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2657.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9891) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2628.3 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.36540 0.36540 0.18914

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.326
F2 0.000 1.251 -0.072
F3 1.083 -0.625 -0.072
F4 -1.083 -0.625 -0.072

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.31231.31231.3123
F21.31232.16602.1660
F31.31232.16602.1660
F41.31232.16602.1660

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 111.228 F2 C1 F4 111.228
F3 C1 F4 111.228
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.241      
2 F -0.080      
3 F -0.080      
4 F -0.080      


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 0.070 0.070
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.640 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.718
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.461 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.461 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.922
Polar
3z2-r21.844
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 2.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.444 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.791


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.700
(<r2>)1/2 7.463