CF3CF2CN




 
 

 





 

Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in Perfluoroethyl Cyanide


 







 
 
Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc tensor in perfluoroethyl cyanide was made here on an approximate equilibrium structures given by ~re (1) = MP2/6-311+G(d,p) optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths, ~re (2) = MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths, and ~re (3) = MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths.  These nqcc's are given in Table 1.  Molecular structure parameters are given in Table 2, rotational constants in Table 3.
 
In Table 1, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor, subscripts x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  The nqcc y-axis is chosen coincident with the inertia c-axis, these are perpendicular to the symmetry plane of the molecule.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters. ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
RSD is the residual standard deviation of calibration of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 
 
 




Table 1.  14N nqcc's in CF3CF2CN (MHz).  Calculation was made on the ~re(1), ~re(2), and ~re(3) structures.
 






Calc (1) Calc (2) Calc (3)
Expt.
 




Xaa - 2.098 - 2.084 - 2.070
Xbb - 0.280 - 0.295 - 0.310
Xcc 2.378 2.378 2.380
|Xab| 3.437 3.439 3.444
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.366 2.364 2.365
Xyy 2.378 2.378 2.380
Xzz - 4.744 - 4.743 - 4.745
ETA 0.0024 0.0029 0.0031
Øz,a 37.59 37.71 37.84
Øa,CN 38.05 38.12 38.27
Øz,CN   0.46   0.41   0.44
 
   
 
 
Table 2.  CF3CF2CN  Selected structure parameters, ~re(1), ~re(2), and ~re(3) (Å and degrees).  Complete structures are given here in Z-matrix format.
 
~re(1) ~re(2) ~re(3)
NC(3) 1.1563 1.1559 1.1558
C(3)C(2) 1.4695 1.4733 1.4735
C(2)C(1) 1.5366 1.5427 1.5427
C(2)F(5,6) 1.3402 1.3395 1.3388
C(1)F(7) 1.3210 1.3210 1.3206
C(1)F(8,9) 1.3250 1.3247 1.3240
NC(3)C(2) 178.97 178.99 178.95
C(3)C(2)C(1) 111.60 111.41 111.41
C(1)C(2)F(5,6) 108.24 108.20 108.24
C(2)C(1)F(7) 109.74 109.40 109.61
C(2)C(1)F(8,9) 109.50 109.51 109.60
 
 
Table 3.   CF3CF2CN  Rotational Constants (MHz)
 
 ~re(1)  ~re(2)  ~re(3) Expt
A 2267.04 2262.56 2264.09
B 1531.30 1529.04 1528.90
C 1350.89 1348.33 1347.06


 








 







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