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

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.764042
Energy at 298.15K-758.764458
HF Energy-757.575606
Nuclear repulsion energy179.432177
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 MP4=FULL/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' 514 495        
2 A2" 392 377        
3 E' 89 86        
3 E' 89 86        
4 E' 547 527        
4 E' 547 527        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1089.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1048.7 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.18939 0.18939 0.09470

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/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 1.767 0.000
F3 1.531 -0.884 0.000
F4 -1.531 -0.884 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.76731.76731.7673
F21.76733.06113.0611
F31.76733.06113.0611
F41.76733.06113.0611

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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.782074
Energy at 298.15K-758.783396
HF Energy-757.654070
Nuclear repulsion energy193.982473
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 MP4=FULL/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 747 719        
2 A1 523 504        
3 A1 309 297        
4 B1 325 313        
5 B2 728 701        
6 B2 417 401        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1524.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1467.7 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.44786 0.15064 0.11272

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.361
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.256
F3 0.000 1.716 0.287
F4 0.000 -1.716 0.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61661.71781.7178
F21.61662.30772.3077
F31.71782.30773.4323
F41.71782.30773.4323

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 87.537 F2 Cl1 F4 87.537
F3 Cl1 F4 175.074
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability