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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.689198
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.588946
Nuclear repulsion energy182.892379
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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
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' 542 524        
2 A2" 431 417        
3 E' 568 549        
3 E' 568 549        
4 E' 123i 119i        
4 E' 123i 119i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 931.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 900.1 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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.19677 0.19677 0.09838

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.734 0.000
F3 1.502 -0.867 0.000
F4 -1.502 -0.867 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73391.73391.7339
F21.73393.00313.0031
F31.73393.00313.0031
F41.73393.00313.0031

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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.726068
Energy at 298.15K-758.727495
HF Energy-757.665855
Nuclear repulsion energy196.167599
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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
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 766 740        
2 A1 546 527        
3 A1 339 328        
4 B1 337 325        
5 B2 737 712        
6 B2 443 428        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1583.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1530.0 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(T)/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.45798 0.15439 0.11547

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.363
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.241
F3 0.000 1.695 0.278
F4 0.000 -1.695 0.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.60451.69731.6973
F21.60452.27602.2760
F31.69732.27603.3903
F41.69732.27603.3903

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 87.104 F2 Cl1 F4 87.104
F3 Cl1 F4 174.209
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability