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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

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/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-85.907878
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-85.907878
Nuclear repulsion energy72.037836
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/CEP-31G*
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' 650 583 0.00      
2 A2" 498 447 63.52      
3 E' 255i 229i 47.00      
3 E' 255i 229i 47.00      
4 E' 637 572 555.88      
4 E' 637 572 555.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 956.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 858.8 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.20390 0.20390 0.10195

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.703 0.000
F3 1.475 -0.852 0.000
F4 -1.475 -0.852 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.70331.70331.7033
F21.70332.95022.9502
F31.70332.95022.9502
F41.70332.95022.9502

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/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.172      
2 F -0.391      
3 F -0.391      
4 F -0.391      


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 -30.703 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.732
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.971
Polar
3z2-r29.943
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 5.110 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.156


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.066
(<r2>)1/2 8.892

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-85.977828
Energy at 298.15K-85.979449
HF Energy-85.977828
Nuclear repulsion energy77.879497
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/CEP-31G*
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 915 822 48.13      
2 A1 627 563 1.07      
3 A1 386 347 25.96      
4 B1 370 332 31.78      
5 B2 754 677 777.55      
6 B2 492 442 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1772.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1591.4 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.47456 0.15619 0.11751

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.366
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.218
F3 0.000 1.685 0.263
F4 0.000 -1.685 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.58441.68851.6885
F21.58442.24422.2442
F31.68852.24423.3708
F41.68852.24423.3708

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 86.516 F2 Cl1 F4 86.516
F3 Cl1 F4 173.031
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.063      
2 F -0.183      
3 F -0.440      
4 F -0.440      


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 0.756 0.756
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.366 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.654
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.066 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.134
Polar
3z2-r210.268
x2-y28.844
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.255 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.934 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.638


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.604
(<r2>)1/2 8.343