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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.184849
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.184849
Nuclear repulsion energy184.823590
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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
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' 589 589 0.00      
2 A2" 452 452 26.06      
3 E' 602 602 307.94      
3 E' 602 602 307.93      
4 E' 141i 141i 2.76      
4 E' 141i 141i 2.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 981.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 981.5 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.20092 0.20092 0.10046

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.716 0.000
F3 1.486 -0.858 0.000
F4 -1.486 -0.858 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.71591.71591.7159
F21.71592.97202.9720
F31.71592.97202.9720
F41.71592.97202.9720

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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.793      
2 F -0.264      
3 F -0.264      
4 F -0.264      


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 -29.305 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.305 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.195
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.555 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.109
Polar
3z2-r26.218
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 4.751 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.751 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.753


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.150
(<r2>)1/2 9.856

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.222284
Energy at 298.15K-759.223753
HF Energy-759.222284
Nuclear repulsion energy196.986719
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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
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 798 798 56.32      
2 A1 563 563 4.14      
3 A1 340 340 12.85      
4 B1 347 347 16.37      
5 B2 746 746 504.76      
6 B2 447 447 0.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1620.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1620.2 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.45958 0.15573 0.11631

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.356
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.240
F3 0.000 1.688 0.283
F4 0.000 -1.688 0.283

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.59581.68951.6895
F21.59582.27342.2734
F31.68952.27343.3758
F41.68952.27343.3758

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 87.529 F2 Cl1 F4 87.529
F3 Cl1 F4 175.059
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.729      
2 F -0.124      
3 F -0.302      
4 F -0.302      


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 0.612 0.612
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.939 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.139 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.183
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.578 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.856
Polar
3z2-r27.713
x2-y26.200
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.907 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.877


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 86.048
(<r2>)1/2 9.276