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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.024112
Energy at 298.15K-430.025113
Nuclear repulsion energy228.930479
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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2303 2272 22.82      
2 A1 1196 1180 295.59      
3 A1 785 775 2.67      
4 A1 500 493 5.71      
5 E 1189 1172 286.44      
5 E 1189 1172 286.42      
6 E 601 593 0.30      
6 E 601 593 0.30      
7 E 440 434 2.22      
7 E 440 434 2.22      
8 E 179 176 5.09      
8 E 179 176 5.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4801.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4735.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.18413 0.09660 0.09660

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.327
C2 0.000 0.000 1.158
N3 0.000 0.000 2.329
F4 0.000 1.267 -0.789
F5 1.098 -0.634 -0.789
F6 -1.098 -0.634 -0.789

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48562.65631.34881.34881.3488
C21.48561.17072.32312.32312.3231
N32.65631.17073.36543.36543.3654
F41.34882.32313.36542.19522.1952
F51.34882.32313.36542.19522.1952
F61.34882.32313.36542.19522.1952

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 110.001
C2 C1 F5 110.001 C2 C1 F6 110.001
F4 C1 F5 108.936 F4 C1 F6 108.936
F5 C1 F6 108.936
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.788      
2 C 0.262      
3 N -0.430      
4 F -0.206      
5 F -0.206      
6 F -0.206      


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 -1.497 1.497
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.167 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.334
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.084 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.084 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.167
Polar
3z2-r2-12.334
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 2.953 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.953 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.333


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.953
(<r2>)1/2 11.267