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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

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-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.461989
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.461989
Nuclear repulsion energy182.530983
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-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' 570 548 0.00      
2 A2" 431 414 25.67      
3 E' 112i 108i 1.86      
3 E' 112i 108i 1.86      
4 E' 589 566 280.39      
4 E' 589 566 280.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 976.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 939.1 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-pVTZ
ABC
0.19596 0.19596 0.09798

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/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 1.737 0.000
F3 1.505 -0.869 0.000
F4 -1.505 -0.869 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73741.73741.7374
F21.73743.00933.0093
F31.73743.00933.0093
F41.73743.00933.0093

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-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.826      
2 F -0.275      
3 F -0.275      
4 F -0.275      


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 -29.468 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.190
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.639 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.278
Polar
3z2-r26.557
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 4.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.708


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.226
(<r2>)1/2 9.961

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.492181
Energy at 298.15K-759.493549
HF Energy-759.492181
Nuclear repulsion energy194.341949
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-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 768 738 53.44      
2 A1 542 521 4.16      
3 A1 317 304 12.89      
4 B1 334 321 17.32      
5 B2 726 698 483.54      
6 B2 424 407 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1554.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1494.9 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-pVTZ
ABC
0.44775 0.15135 0.11312

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.358
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.256
F3 0.000 1.712 0.290
F4 0.000 -1.712 0.290

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61421.71351.7135
F21.61422.30682.3068
F31.71352.30683.4242
F41.71352.30683.4242

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 87.716 F2 Cl1 F4 87.716
F3 Cl1 F4 175.432
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.776      
2 F -0.142      
3 F -0.317      
4 F -0.317      


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 0.664 0.664
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.959 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.194
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.896 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.043
Polar
3z2-r28.087
x2-y26.557
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.743 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.169 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.931


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.075
(<r2>)1/2 9.385