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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.446370
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-336.785601
Nuclear repulsion energy132.805070
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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 3258 3070 27.02      
2 A1 1161 1094 108.02      
3 A1 699 659 16.19      
4 E 1441 1357 74.33      
4 E 1441 1357 74.33      
5 E 1208 1139 289.44      
5 E 1208 1139 289.44      
6 E 506 477 3.98      
6 E 506 477 3.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5713.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5383.9 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.34037 0.34037 0.18666

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.343
H2 0.000 0.000 1.428
F3 0.000 1.259 -0.129
F4 1.090 -0.629 -0.129
F5 -1.090 -0.629 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08531.34441.34441.3444
H21.08532.00252.00252.0025
F31.34442.00252.18032.1803
F41.34442.00252.18032.1803
F51.34442.00252.18032.1803

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 110.558 H2 C1 F4 110.558
H2 C1 F5 110.558 F3 C1 F4 108.363
F3 C1 F5 108.363 F4 C1 F5 108.363
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability