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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/TZVP

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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.484838
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.554034
Nuclear repulsion energy180.045910
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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
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' 533 505 0.00      
2 A2" 409 388 36.11      
3 E' 128i 122i 7.35      
3 E' 128i 122i 7.35      
4 E' 557 527 270.52      
4 E' 557 527 270.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 899.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 852.3 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
0.19066 0.19066 0.09533

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.761 0.000
F3 1.525 -0.881 0.000
F4 -1.525 -0.881 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.76141.76141.7614
F21.76143.05083.0508
F31.76143.05083.0508
F41.76143.05083.0508

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.524340
Energy at 298.15K-758.525687
HF Energy-757.625401
Nuclear repulsion energy192.503056
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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
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 759 719 36.69      
2 A1 533 505 1.03      
3 A1 329 311 21.61      
4 B1 315 299 25.54      
5 B2 709 672 519.69      
6 B2 432 409 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1538.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1457.6 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
0.44796 0.14790 0.11119

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.376
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.254
F3 0.000 1.732 0.272
F4 0.000 -1.732 0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.63031.73511.7351
F21.63032.30822.3082
F31.73512.30823.4639
F41.73512.30823.4639

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 86.550 F2 Cl1 F4 86.550
F3 Cl1 F4 173.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability