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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.068733
Energy at 298.15K-78.069465
HF Energy-78.068733
Nuclear repulsion energy66.325013
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 B3LYP/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 950 920 41.16      
2 A1 617 598 21.74      
3 E 1147 1111 318.05      
3 E 1147 1111 318.07      
4 E 443 429 3.73      
4 E 443 429 3.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2373.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2298.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.33011 0.33011 0.17097

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.355
F2 0.000 1.315 -0.068
F3 1.139 -0.658 -0.068
F4 -1.139 -0.658 -0.068

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.38141.38141.3814
F21.38142.27812.2781
F31.38142.27812.2781
F41.38142.27812.2781

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 111.096 F2 C1 F4 111.096
F3 C1 F4 111.096
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.308      
2 F -0.103      
3 F -0.103      
4 F -0.103      


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 0.499 0.499
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.698
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.276 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.552
Polar
3z2-r25.104
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 2.174 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.174 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.293
(<r2>)1/2 7.092