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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ

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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.683699
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.585003
Nuclear repulsion energy184.697268
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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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' 587 556 0.00      
2 A2" 455 431 31.79      
3 E' 163i 155i 7.66      
3 E' 163i 155i 7.66      
4 E' 608 577 318.83      
4 E' 608 577 318.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 965.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9481) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 915.8 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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.20064 0.20064 0.10032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.717 0.000
F3 1.487 -0.859 0.000
F4 -1.487 -0.859 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.71701.71701.7170
F21.71702.97402.9740
F31.71702.97402.9740
F41.71702.97402.9740

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.730151
Energy at 298.15K-758.731651
HF Energy-757.658511
Nuclear repulsion energy197.156952
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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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 813 771 46.27      
2 A1 575 545 2.12      
3 A1 354 335 16.58      
4 B1 345 327 19.72      
5 B2 752 713 537.91      
6 B2 459 435 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1648.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9481) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1563.1 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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.46575 0.15561 0.11664

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.364
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.230
F3 0.000 1.689 0.271
F4 0.000 -1.689 0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.59471.69111.6911
F21.59472.25962.2596
F31.69112.25963.3770
F41.69112.25963.3770

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 86.840 F2 Cl1 F4 86.840
F3 Cl1 F4 173.681
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability