CF3CH2CN




 
 

 





 

Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in 3,3,3-Trifluoropropanenitrile


 







 
 
Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc tensor in CF3CH2CN was made here on an approximate equilibrium structures given by ~re (1) = MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths and ~re (2) = 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 and dipole moments 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 CF3CH2CN (MHz).  Calculation was made on the ~re(1) and ~re(2) structures.
   








Calc (1) Calc (2)
Expt.
   





Xaa - 2.948 - 2.952
Xbb 0.926 0.930
Xcc 2.022 2.022
|Xab| 2.769 2.768
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.369 2.370
Xyy 2.022 2.022
Xzz - 4.391 - 4.392
ETA - 0.0790 - 0.0794
Øz,a 27.51 27.48
Øa,CN 27.38 27.35
Øz,CN   0.13   0.13
 
   
 
 
Table 2.  CF3CH2CN  Selected structure parameters, ~re(1) and ~re(2) (Å and degrees).  Complete structures are given here in Z-matrix format.
 
~re(1) ~re(2)

NC(3) 1.1553 1.1552
C(3)C(2) 1.4577 1.4574
C(2)C(1) 1.5141 1.5138
C(2)H(5,6) 1.0878 1.0886
C(1)F(7) 1.3355 1.3350
C(1)F(8,9) 1.3315 1.3306
NC(3)C(2) 179.40 179.39
C(3)C(2)C(1) 111.70 111.83
C(1)C(2)H(5,6) 107.98 107.94
C(2)C(1)F(7) 109.53 109.55
C(2)C(1)F(8,9) 111.51 111.64
 
 
Table 3.   CF3CH2CN  Rotational Constants (MHz) and Dipole Moments (D).
 
 ~re(1)  ~re(2) Expt.
A 5265.1 5271.4
B 1800.4 1799.0
C 1771.9 1769.9
 
a|   1.70   1.69
b|   2.91   2.91
c|   0 (sym)   0 (sym)


 








 







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