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All results from a given calculation for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-352.485834
Energy at 298.15K-352.487807
Nuclear repulsion energy132.784394
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 LSDA/6-31+G**
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 1049 1033 40.72      
2 A1 638 629 1.70      
3 E 877 864 273.19      
3 E 877 864 273.19      
4 E 475 468 2.08      
4 E 475 468 2.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2195.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2162.3 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
0.35425 0.35425 0.19451

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.488
F2 0.000 1.233 -0.127
F3 1.068 -0.617 -0.127
F4 -1.068 -0.617 -0.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 F2 F3 F4
N11.37801.37801.3780
F21.37802.13582.1358
F31.37802.13582.1358
F41.37802.13582.1358

picture of Nitrogen trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 N1 F3 101.604 F2 N1 F4 101.604
F3 N1 F4 101.604
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.332      
2 F -0.111      
3 F -0.111      
4 F -0.111      


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 0.168 0.168
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.630 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.646
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.008 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.008 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.016
Polar
3z2-r2-0.031
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 2.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.942 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.008


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000