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

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-754.025657
Energy at 298.15K-754.026111
HF Energy-753.585916
Nuclear repulsion energy172.267436
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 CID/3-21G
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' 479 446 0.00      
2 A2" 347 323 32.71      
3 E' 119 111 0.71      
3 E' 119 111 0.71      
4 E' 560 521 57.29      
4 E' 560 521 57.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1091.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1016.6 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
0.17455 0.17455 0.08727

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.841 0.000
F3 1.594 -0.920 0.000
F4 -1.594 -0.920 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.84091.84091.8409
F21.84093.18863.1886
F31.84093.18863.1886
F41.84093.18863.1886

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 CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-754.049979
Energy at 298.15K-754.051101
HF Energy-753.636820
Nuclear repulsion energy185.071035
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 CID/3-21G
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 680 633 4.62      
2 A1 490 456 0.24      
3 A1 296 276 25.25      
4 B1 266 248 24.77      
5 B2 731 681 205.14      
6 B2 368 343 2.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1415.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1318.2 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
0.41867 0.13837 0.10400

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.445
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.287
F3 0.000 1.791 0.223
F4 0.000 -1.791 0.223

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73171.80431.8043
F21.73172.34212.3421
F31.80432.34213.5812
F41.80432.34213.5812

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 82.934 F2 Cl1 F4 82.934
F3 Cl1 F4 165.868
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability