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All results from a given calculation for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-534.752535
Energy at 298.15K-534.753517
HF Energy-534.752535
Nuclear repulsion energy159.847941
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 mPW1PW91/STO-3G
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' 726 638 0.00      
2 A2" 238 209 56.09      
3 E' 1062 933 86.53      
3 E' 1062 933 86.52      
4 E' 232 204 20.46      
4 E' 232 204 20.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1775.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8789) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1560.2 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 mPW1PW91/STO-3G
ABC
0.22362 0.22362 0.11181

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Al1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.621 0.000
F3 1.404 -0.810 0.000
F4 -1.404 -0.810 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Al1 F2 F3 F4
Al11.62071.62071.6207
F21.62072.80722.8072
F31.62072.80722.8072
F41.62072.80722.8072

picture of Aluminum trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Al1 F3 120.000 F2 Al1 F4 120.000
F3 Al1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Al 0.884      
2 F -0.295      
3 F -0.295      
4 F -0.295      


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 -24.895 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.926
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.485 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.485 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.970
Polar
3z2-r213.939
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 1.670 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.765


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.521
(<r2>)1/2 9.248