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All results from a given calculation for CHF3 (Methane, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.113476
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.113476
Nuclear repulsion energy133.836419
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 M06-2X/6-31G**
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 3173 3016 52.42 65.96 0.22 0.36
2 A1 1191 1132 114.70 3.75 0.01 0.02
3 A1 713 677 16.97 1.37 0.46 0.63
4 E 1451 1379 106.26 3.59 0.75 0.86
4 E 1451 1379 106.31 3.59 0.75 0.86
5 E 1242 1180 219.67 3.75 0.75 0.86
5 E 1242 1180 219.84 3.74 0.75 0.86
6 E 512 486 3.67 1.04 0.75 0.86
6 E 512 486 3.67 1.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5743.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5458.5 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
0.34579 0.34579 0.18979

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.339
H2 0.000 0.000 1.431
F3 0.000 1.248 -0.128
F4 1.081 -0.624 -0.128
F5 -1.081 -0.624 -0.128

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09211.33311.33311.3331
H21.09211.99781.99781.9978
F31.33311.99782.16222.1622
F41.33311.99782.16222.1622
F51.33311.99782.16222.1622

picture of Methane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 F3 110.537 H2 C1 F4 110.537
H2 C1 F5 110.537 F3 C1 F4 108.384
F3 C1 F5 108.384 F4 C1 F5 108.384
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.706      
2 H 0.109      
3 F -0.272      
4 F -0.272      
5 F -0.272      


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 1.519 1.519
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.468 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.159
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.654 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.654 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.308
Polar
3z2-r26.617
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 1.964 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.964 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.944


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.982
(<r2>)1/2 7.615