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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.231820
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.231820
Nuclear repulsion energy183.191078
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-pVTZ
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' 578 556 0.00      
2 A2" 435 418 23.03      
3 E' 126i 121i 3.81      
3 E' 126i 121i 3.81      
4 E' 584 562 307.64      
4 E' 584 562 307.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 964.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9618) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 927.2 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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19738 0.19738 0.09869

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.731 0.000
F3 1.499 -0.866 0.000
F4 -1.499 -0.866 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73121.73121.7312
F21.73122.99852.9985
F31.73122.99852.9985
F41.73122.99852.9985

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-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.117      
2 F -0.372      
3 F -0.372      
4 F -0.372      


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 -29.947 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.614
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.333
Polar
3z2-r26.665
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 5.746 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.685


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 98.928
(<r2>)1/2 9.946

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.265688
Energy at 298.15K-759.267078
HF Energy-759.265688
Nuclear repulsion energy195.075102
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-pVTZ
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 788 757 50.26      
2 A1 548 527 3.80      
3 A1 324 311 12.77      
4 B1 334 321 16.08      
5 B2 715 688 522.95      
6 B2 431 414 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1569.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9618) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1509.6 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-pVTZ
ABC
0.45462 0.15209 0.11396

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.359
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.246
F3 0.000 1.708 0.284
F4 0.000 -1.708 0.284

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.60571.70961.7096
F21.60572.29302.2930
F31.70962.29303.4159
F41.70962.29303.4159

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 87.460 F2 Cl1 F4 87.460
F3 Cl1 F4 174.920
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.084      
2 F -0.274      
3 F -0.405      
4 F -0.405      


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 0.603 0.603
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.356 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.609
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.958 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.079
Polar
3z2-r28.158
x2-y26.664
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.644 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.668


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.823
(<r2>)1/2 9.371