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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

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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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.130920
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.130920
Nuclear repulsion energy180.572786
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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 574 552 0.00      
2 A2" 411 396 22.93      
3 E' 105i 101i 2.55      
3 E' 105i 101i 2.55      
4 E' 598 576 287.33      
4 E' 598 576 287.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 986.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9622) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 948.7 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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.19178 0.19178 0.09589

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.756 0.000
F3 1.521 -0.878 0.000
F4 -1.521 -0.878 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.75631.75631.7563
F21.75633.04193.0419
F31.75633.04193.0419
F41.75633.04193.0419

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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.188      
2 F -0.396      
3 F -0.396      
4 F -0.396      


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 -30.164 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.778
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.693 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.693 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.386
Polar
3z2-r26.772
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 5.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.526


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.416
(<r2>)1/2 10.071

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.159814
Energy at 298.15K-759.161132
HF Energy-759.159814
Nuclear repulsion energy191.838108
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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 774 745 45.77      
2 A1 546 525 3.64      
3 A1 302 290 12.90      
4 B1 319 307 16.86      
5 B2 730 702 505.22      
6 B2 401 386 0.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1535.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9622) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1477.0 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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.43772 0.14746 0.11030

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.367
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.270
F3 0.000 1.735 0.289
F4 0.000 -1.735 0.289

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.63691.73631.7363
F21.63692.33192.3319
F31.73632.33193.4692
F41.73632.33193.4692

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 87.415 F2 Cl1 F4 87.415
F3 Cl1 F4 174.830
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.224      
2 F -0.340      
3 F -0.442      
4 F -0.442      


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 0.686 0.686
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.651
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.319
Polar
3z2-r28.638
x2-y26.874
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.198 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.660


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.281
(<r2>)1/2 9.502