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All results from a given calculation for CHF3 (Methane, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.299454
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.299454
Nuclear repulsion energy131.257069
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 BLYP/6-311G*
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 3050 3042 52.24 70.17 0.23 0.37
2 A1 1076 1074 101.31 3.57 0.01 0.01
3 A1 658 657 10.65 2.36 0.44 0.62
4 E 1353 1350 52.78 4.71 0.75 0.86
4 E 1353 1350 52.77 4.71 0.75 0.86
5 E 1070 1068 290.25 2.44 0.75 0.86
5 E 1070 1068 290.27 2.44 0.75 0.86
6 E 478 476 1.36 1.57 0.75 0.86
6 E 478 476 1.36 1.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5293.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5280.4 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 BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.33238 0.33238 0.18204

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.343
H2 0.000 0.000 1.441
F3 0.000 1.275 -0.130
F4 1.104 -0.637 -0.130
F5 -1.104 -0.637 -0.130

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09751.35951.35951.3595
H21.09752.02262.02262.0226
F31.35952.02262.20782.2078
F41.35952.02262.20782.2078
F51.35952.02262.20782.2078

picture of Methane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 F3 110.354 H2 C1 F4 110.354
H2 C1 F5 110.354 F3 C1 F4 108.574
F3 C1 F5 108.574 F4 C1 F5 108.574
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.372      
2 H 0.171      
3 F -0.181      
4 F -0.181      
5 F -0.181      


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 1.524 1.524
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.070 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.569
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.750 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.750 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.501
Polar
3z2-r27.002
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 2.111 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.914


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.160
(<r2>)1/2 7.756