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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.183906
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.183906
Nuclear repulsion energy131.262534
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/6-31G*
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 3039 3014 60.31 66.28 0.24 0.38
2 A1 1095 1086 90.40 4.52 0.01 0.01
3 A1 662 657 9.60 2.09 0.43 0.60
4 E 1376 1365 68.11 5.01 0.75 0.86
4 E 1376 1365 68.11 5.01 0.75 0.86
5 E 1111 1102 235.85 3.13 0.75 0.86
5 E 1111 1102 235.86 3.13 0.75 0.86
6 E 473 469 1.64 1.33 0.75 0.86
6 E 473 469 1.64 1.33 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5357.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5313.8 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.33243 0.33243 0.18210

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

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 1.444
F3 0.000 1.274 -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
C11.10161.35921.35921.3592
H21.10162.02522.02522.0252
F31.35922.02522.20742.2074
F41.35922.02522.20742.2074
F51.35922.02522.20742.2074

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 110.337 H2 C1 F4 110.337
H2 C1 F5 110.337 F3 C1 F4 108.591
F3 C1 F5 108.591 F4 C1 F5 108.591
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.568      
2 H 0.114      
3 F -0.227      
4 F -0.227      
5 F -0.227      


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 1.331 1.331
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.293 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.293 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.378
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.914
Polar
3z2-r25.829
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 2.123 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.016


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.792
(<r2>)1/2 7.733