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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-430.217546
Energy at 298.15K-430.218546
HF Energy-430.217546
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 2310 2265 23.10      
2 A1 1195 1172 314.39      
3 A1 782 767 2.44      
4 A1 502 492 5.34      
5 E 1182 1159 299.79      
5 E 1182 1159 299.70      
6 E 605 593 0.17      
6 E 605 593 0.17      
7 E 444 435 2.34      
7 E 444 435 2.34      
8 E 180 177 5.47      
8 E 180 177 5.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4805.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4711.1 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.18437 0.09668 0.09668

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

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 1.160
N3 0.000 0.000 2.327
F4 0.000 1.267 -0.788
F5 1.097 -0.633 -0.788
F6 -1.097 -0.633 -0.788

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 F4 F5 F6
C11.48722.65471.34791.34791.3479
C21.48721.16752.32382.32382.3238
N32.65471.16753.36333.36333.3633
F41.34792.32383.36332.19382.1938
F51.34792.32383.36332.19382.1938
F61.34792.32383.36332.19382.1938

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 110.541
C2 C1 F5 110.541 C2 C1 F6 110.541
F4 C1 F5 108.381 F4 C1 F6 108.381
F5 C1 F6 108.381
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.860      
2 C 0.255      
3 N -0.432      
4 F -0.228      
5 F -0.228      
6 F -0.228      


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 -1.462 1.462
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.132 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.132 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.327
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.098 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.098 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.195
Polar
3z2-r2-12.390
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 2.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.304


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.836
(<r2>)1/2 11.262