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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G**

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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.413028
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.413028
Nuclear repulsion energy187.541676
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/6-31G**
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' 666 601 0.00      
2 A2" 516 466 53.24      
3 E' 245i 221i 31.49      
3 E' 245i 221i 31.49      
4 E' 674 608 481.47      
4 E' 674 608 481.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1020.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 920.8 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.20687 0.20687 0.10344

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.691 0.000
F3 1.464 -0.846 0.000
F4 -1.464 -0.846 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.69101.69101.6910
F21.69102.92892.9289
F31.69102.92892.9289
F41.69102.92892.9289

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/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.402      
2 F -0.467      
3 F -0.467      
4 F -0.467      


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 -30.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.577
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.362 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.723
Polar
3z2-r29.446
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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