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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.430776
Energy at 298.15K-430.431742
Nuclear repulsion energy224.384881
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/SDD
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 2320 2230 43.51      
2 A1 1187 1141 307.97      
3 A1 742 713 0.73      
4 A1 490 471 13.83      
5 E 1079 1037 298.43      
5 E 1079 1037 298.44      
6 E 605 582 1.03      
6 E 605 582 1.03      
7 E 422 406 4.11      
7 E 422 406 4.11      
8 E 196 188 5.45      
8 E 196 188 5.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4671.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4490.4 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/SDD
ABC
0.17504 0.09378 0.09378

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.299
C2 0.000 0.000 1.173
N3 0.000 0.000 2.350
F4 0.000 1.300 -0.803
F5 1.126 -0.650 -0.803
F6 -1.126 -0.650 -0.803

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.47192.64881.39431.39431.3943
C21.47191.17692.36532.36532.3653
N32.64881.17693.41053.41053.4105
F41.39432.36533.41052.25152.2515
F51.39432.36533.41052.25152.2515
F61.39432.36533.41052.25152.2515

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 111.201
C2 C1 F5 111.201 C2 C1 F6 111.201
F4 C1 F5 107.688 F4 C1 F6 107.688
F5 C1 F6 107.688
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.523      
2 C -0.117      
3 N 0.078      
4 F -0.161      
5 F -0.161      
6 F -0.161      


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 -0.259 0.259
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.491 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.774
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.642 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.284
Polar
3z2-r2-10.567
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 2.869 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.130


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 131.877
(<r2>)1/2 11.484