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All results from a given calculation for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D3H 1A1'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.440891
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.440891
Nuclear repulsion energy185.109434
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 HF/cc-pVDZ
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' 632 574 0.00      
2 A2" 485 440 60.47      
3 E' 236i 215i 31.52      
3 E' 236i 215i 31.52      
4 E' 633 575 461.51      
4 E' 633 575 461.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 955.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 867.7 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 HF/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.20154 0.20154 0.10077

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.713 0.000
F3 1.484 -0.857 0.000
F4 -1.484 -0.857 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.71321.71321.7132
F21.71322.96742.9674
F31.71322.96742.9674
F41.71322.96742.9674

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 120.000 F2 Cl1 F4 120.000
F3 Cl1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.288      
2 F -0.429      
3 F -0.429      
4 F -0.429      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.409 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.409 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.779
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.815 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.815 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.630
Polar
3z2-r211.260
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 4.675 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.694
(<r2>)1/2 9.884

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.509326
Energy at 298.15K-757.510955
HF Energy-757.509326
Nuclear repulsion energy197.466236
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 HF/cc-pVDZ
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 891 809 42.15      
2 A1 622 565 0.92      
3 A1 384 348 26.97      
4 B1 368 335 33.16      
5 B2 770 699 674.64      
6 B2 483 438 1.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1759.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1597.1 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 HF/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.47137 0.15576 0.11707

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.369
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.222
F3 0.000 1.688 0.263
F4 0.000 -1.688 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.59131.69111.6911
F21.59132.24792.2479
F31.69112.24793.3755
F41.69112.24793.3755

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 86.387 F2 Cl1 F4 86.387
F3 Cl1 F4 172.775
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.176      
2 F -0.236      
3 F -0.470      
4 F -0.470      


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 1.012 1.012
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.099
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.434 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.159
Polar
3z2-r210.318
x2-y29.351
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.509 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.386


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 86.098
(<r2>)1/2 9.279