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All results from a given calculation for CF3CN (Acetonitrile, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.550261
Energy at 298.15K-93.551234
Nuclear repulsion energy120.096484
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 B1B95/CEP-31G
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 2330 2231 47.49      
2 A1 1209 1158 314.10      
3 A1 761 728 1.49      
4 A1 490 469 14.35      
5 E 1121 1074 297.65      
5 E 1121 1073 297.61      
6 E 599 574 1.59      
6 E 599 573 1.61      
7 E 426 408 4.16      
7 E 426 408 4.16      
8 E 191 182 5.71      
8 E 190 182 5.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4730.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9575) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4529.6 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 B1B95/CEP-31G
ABC
0.17586 0.09288 0.09288

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.310
C2 0.000 0.000 1.183
N3 0.000 0.000 2.368
F4 0.000 1.297 -0.808
F5 1.123 -0.648 -0.808
F6 -1.123 -0.648 -0.808

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.49332.67781.38911.38911.3891
C21.49331.18442.37612.37612.3761
N32.67781.18443.43003.43003.4300
F41.38912.37613.43002.24622.2462
F51.38912.37613.43002.24622.2462
F61.38912.37613.43002.24622.2462

picture of Acetonitrile, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 F4 110.994
C2 C1 F5 110.994 C2 C1 F6 110.994
F4 C1 F5 107.907 F4 C1 F6 107.907
F5 C1 F6 107.907
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.099      
2 C -0.317      
3 N 0.479      
4 F -0.087      
5 F -0.087      
6 F -0.087      


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 -0.356 0.356
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.494 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.494 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.994
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.750 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.750 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.501
Polar
3z2-r2-11.001
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 2.895 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.895 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.009


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000