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All results from a given calculation for CF3CHO (trifluoroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-450.460190
Energy at 298.15K-450.462626
HF Energy-449.498960
Nuclear repulsion energy251.570623
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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' 3107 2928 29.52      
2 A' 1881 1772 61.03      
3 A' 1448 1364 37.38      
4 A' 1367 1288 139.85      
5 A' 1253 1181 222.34      
6 A' 863 814 41.80      
7 A' 710 669 36.95      
8 A' 532 501 18.58      
9 A' 437 411 4.86      
10 A' 261 246 6.02      
11 A" 1236 1165 313.24      
12 A" 993 936 8.57      
13 A" 531 500 2.08      
14 A" 322 303 1.21      
15 A" 66 62 15.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7502.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7070.0 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.18066 0.09895 0.09725

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.021 0.357 0.000
C2 0.505 -1.099 0.000
O3 -0.260 -2.031 0.000
F4 -1.308 0.458 0.000
F5 0.505 0.988 1.090
F6 0.505 0.988 -1.090
H7 1.598 -1.205 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 F4 F5 F6 H7
C11.53462.40441.33271.34991.34992.2196
C21.53461.20592.39072.35522.35521.0980
O32.40441.20592.70133.30023.30022.0338
F41.33272.39072.70132.18122.18123.3485
F51.34992.35523.30022.18122.18062.6818
F61.34992.35523.30022.18122.18062.6818
H72.21961.09802.03383.34852.68182.6818

picture of trifluoroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 122.195 C1 C2 H7 113.909
C2 C1 F4 112.783 C2 C1 F5 109.299
C2 C1 F6 109.299 O3 C2 H7 123.895
F4 C1 F5 108.798 F4 C1 F6 108.798
F5 C1 F6 107.736
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability