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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.833085
Energy at 298.15K-757.833262
HF Energy-757.291414
Nuclear repulsion energy166.168338
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 QCISD/6-31G
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' 434 418 0.00      
2 A2" 290 279 25.25      
3 E' 100 96 0.60      
3 E' 100 96 0.60      
4 E' 489 471 30.64      
4 E' 489 471 30.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 950.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9636) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 916.2 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 QCISD/6-31G
ABC
0.16241 0.16241 0.08120

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.909 0.000
F3 1.653 -0.954 0.000
F4 -1.653 -0.954 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.90851.90851.9085
F21.90853.30563.3056
F31.90853.30563.3056
F41.90853.30563.3056

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)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.836741
Energy at 298.15K-757.837348
HF Energy-757.327793
Nuclear repulsion energy175.094160
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 QCISD/6-31G
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 567 546 3.63      
2 A1 390 376 0.04      
3 A1 184 178 16.14      
4 B1 226 218 22.33      
5 B2 633 610 115.43      
6 B2 277 267 1.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1138.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9636) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1097.1 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 QCISD/6-31G
ABC
0.36839 0.12329 0.09237

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.429
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.381
F3 0.000 1.897 0.285
F4 0.000 -1.897 0.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.81021.90251.9025
F21.81022.52482.5248
F31.90252.52483.7940
F41.90252.52483.7940

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 85.658 F2 Cl1 F4 85.658
F3 Cl1 F4 171.315
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability