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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

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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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.316178
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.316178
Nuclear repulsion energy180.330886
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
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' 554 532 0.00      
2 A2" 411 394 28.06      
3 E' 89i 86i 1.46      
3 E' 89i 86i 1.46      
4 E' 578 555 285.31      
4 E' 578 555 285.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 971.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 932.2 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.19127 0.19127 0.09563

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.759 0.000
F3 1.523 -0.879 0.000
F4 -1.523 -0.879 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.75861.75861.7586
F21.75863.04603.0460
F31.75863.04603.0460
F41.75863.04603.0460

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 B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.899      
2 F -0.300      
3 F -0.300      
4 F -0.300      


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 -30.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.647
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.957 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.914
Polar
3z2-r27.828
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 5.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.607 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.030


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.777
(<r2>)1/2 10.088

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.341751
Energy at 298.15K-759.343014
HF Energy-759.341751
Nuclear repulsion energy191.728834
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
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 747 717 49.70      
2 A1 526 505 4.03      
3 A1 298 286 15.70      
4 B1 317 304 22.14      
5 B2 711 683 493.76      
6 B2 399 384 0.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1498.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1438.8 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.43478 0.14763 0.11021

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.366
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.274
F3 0.000 1.734 0.291
F4 0.000 -1.734 0.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.64071.73521.7352
F21.64072.33612.3361
F31.73522.33613.4671
F41.73522.33613.4671

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 87.530 F2 Cl1 F4 87.530
F3 Cl1 F4 175.060
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.044      
2 F -0.242      
3 F -0.401      
4 F -0.401      


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 0.861 0.861
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.378 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.741
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.970 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.463
Polar
3z2-r28.926
x2-y27.651
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.109 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.457
(<r2>)1/2 9.511