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

using model chemistry: SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)

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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 SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.012665
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.012665
Nuclear repulsion energy184.090276
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 SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 584 575 0.00      
2 A2" 433 426 14.92      
3 E' 79i 78i 0.29      
3 E' 79i 78i 0.29      
4 E' 638 629 198.90      
4 E' 638 629 198.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1067.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9852) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1051.4 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 SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.19933 0.19933 0.09966

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.723 0.000
F3 1.492 -0.861 0.000
F4 -1.492 -0.861 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.72271.72271.7227
F21.72272.98382.9838
F31.72272.98382.9838
F41.72272.98382.9838

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
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.600      
2 F -0.200      
3 F -0.200      
4 F -0.200      


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 -27.809 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.812
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.997
Polar
3z2-r23.994
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 4.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.104


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.082
(<r2>)1/2 9.853

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.035696
Energy at 298.15K-757.037034
HF Energy-757.035696
Nuclear repulsion energy195.966930
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 SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
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 753 741 46.39      
2 A1 557 549 3.89      
3 A1 303 298 7.86      
4 B1 326 321 10.67      
5 B2 768 757 352.55      
6 B2 408 402 0.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1557.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9852) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1534.4 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 SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.44787 0.15531 0.11532

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at SVWN/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.360
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.256
F3 0.000 1.690 0.288
F4 0.000 -1.690 0.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61551.69171.6917
F21.61552.28922.2892
F31.69172.28923.3803
F41.69172.28923.3803

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 87.576 F2 Cl1 F4 87.576
F3 Cl1 F4 175.152
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.546      
2 F -0.088      
3 F -0.229      
4 F -0.229      


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 0.558 0.558
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.186 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.805
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.076
Polar
3z2-r26.153
x2-y24.611
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.107 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.093


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 86.080
(<r2>)1/2 9.278