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

using model chemistry: BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.652674
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.652674
Nuclear repulsion energy176.591181
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 504 503 0.00      
2 A2" 372 371 17.23      
3 E' 32i 32i 0.20      
3 E' 32i 32i 0.20      
4 E' 536 534 215.35      
4 E' 536 534 215.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 941.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 938.6 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.18342 0.18342 0.09171

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.796 0.000
F3 1.555 -0.898 0.000
F4 -1.555 -0.898 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.79591.79591.7959
F21.79593.11053.1105
F31.79593.11053.1105
F41.79593.11053.1105

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
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.064      
2 F -0.355      
3 F -0.355      
4 F -0.355      


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 -30.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.065
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.619 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.619 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.239
Polar
3z2-r26.478
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 6.362 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.911


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.332
(<r2>)1/2 10.263

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.665129
Energy at 298.15K-759.666153
HF Energy-759.665129
Nuclear repulsion energy186.872851
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 651 649 49.83      
2 A1 472 471 7.08      
3 A1 241 241 8.42      
4 B1 303 302 14.74      
5 B2 655 653 407.75      
6 B2 347 346 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1335.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.5 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.40359 0.14065 0.10430

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.352
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.324
F3 0.000 1.776 0.330
F4 0.000 -1.776 0.330

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.67571.77621.7762
F21.67572.42702.4270
F31.77622.42703.5521
F41.77622.42703.5521

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 89.306 F2 Cl1 F4 89.306
F3 Cl1 F4 178.611
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.072      
2 F -0.284      
3 F -0.394      
4 F -0.394      


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 0.656 0.656
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.877 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.527 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.203
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.988 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.987 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.999
Polar
3z2-r27.998
x2-y26.650
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.863 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.978 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.160


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.650
(<r2>)1/2 9.729