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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.467617
Energy at 298.15K-337.468400
HF Energy-337.467617
Nuclear repulsion energy119.691068
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/6-31G
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 994 956 41.87      
2 A1 635 611 19.73      
3 E 1216 1170 291.20      
3 E 1216 1170 291.23      
4 E 453 436 3.85      
4 E 453 436 3.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2483.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2389.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G
ABC
0.33656 0.33656 0.17408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.336
F2 0.000 1.303 -0.075
F3 1.129 -0.652 -0.075
F4 -1.129 -0.652 -0.075

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4
C11.36651.36651.3665
F21.36652.25772.2577
F31.36652.25772.2577
F41.36652.25772.2577

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 111.403 F2 C1 F4 111.403
F3 C1 F4 111.403
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.758      
2 F -0.253      
3 F -0.253      
4 F -0.253      


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 0.378 0.378
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.392 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.138
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.253
Polar
3z2-r24.507
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 1.957 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.060


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.593
(<r2>)1/2 7.720