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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.319349
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.319349
Nuclear repulsion energy179.410706
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/cc-pVDZ
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' 553 533 0.00      
2 A2" 406 391 29.93      
3 E' 74i 71i 0.23      
3 E' 74i 71i 0.23      
4 E' 602 581 208.89      
4 E' 602 581 208.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1007.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 971.9 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18932 0.18932 0.09466

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.768 0.000
F3 1.531 -0.884 0.000
F4 -1.531 -0.884 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.76761.76761.7676
F21.76763.06163.0616
F31.76763.06163.0616
F41.76763.06163.0616

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/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.909      
2 F -0.303      
3 F -0.303      
4 F -0.303      


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 -29.588 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.588 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.849
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.869 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.739
Polar
3z2-r27.478
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 4.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.093


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 102.065
(<r2>)1/2 10.103

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.343771
Energy at 298.15K-759.345044
HF Energy-759.343771
Nuclear repulsion energy190.849364
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/cc-pVDZ
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 728 703 41.15      
2 A1 534 516 3.34      
3 A1 296 285 14.33      
4 B1 316 305 20.80      
5 B2 748 722 383.31      
6 B2 391 377 1.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1506.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1453.5 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.42675 0.14703 0.10935

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.370
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.286
F3 0.000 1.737 0.294
F4 0.000 -1.737 0.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.65651.73881.7388
F21.65652.34822.3482
F31.73882.34823.4742
F41.73882.34823.4742

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 87.479 F2 Cl1 F4 87.479
F3 Cl1 F4 174.957
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.913      
2 F -0.203      
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 0.943 0.943
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.775 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.056
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.286 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.146
Polar
3z2-r28.293
x2-y27.146
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.153 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.577


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.465
(<r2>)1/2 9.511