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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

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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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.441496
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.441496
Nuclear repulsion energy180.498540
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 559 536 0.00      
2 A2" 417 399 25.28      
3 E' 43i 41i 0.50      
3 E' 43i 41i 0.50      
4 E' 611 585 211.12      
4 E' 611 585 211.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1055.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1011.6 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.19162 0.19162 0.09581

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.757 0.000
F3 1.522 -0.878 0.000
F4 -1.522 -0.878 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.75701.75701.7570
F21.75703.04323.0432
F31.75703.04323.0432
F41.75703.04323.0432

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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.989      
2 F -0.330      
3 F -0.330      
4 F -0.330      


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 -28.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.687
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.616 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.233
Polar
3z2-r26.466
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 4.633 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.633 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.488


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.739
(<r2>)1/2 10.037

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.465317
Energy at 298.15K-759.466591
HF Energy-759.465317
Nuclear repulsion energy191.915879
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 738 707 38.16      
2 A1 541 518 2.69      
3 A1 305 292 13.51      
4 B1 309 296 18.11      
5 B2 752 720 370.55      
6 B2 401 384 0.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1522.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1458.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.43212 0.14881 0.11069

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.373
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.278
F3 0.000 1.727 0.287
F4 0.000 -1.727 0.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.65061.72881.7288
F21.65062.33032.3303
F31.72882.33033.4534
F41.72882.33033.4534

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 87.161 F2 Cl1 F4 87.161
F3 Cl1 F4 174.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.048      
2 F -0.259      
3 F -0.394      
4 F -0.394      


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 0.835 0.835
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.452 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.864 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.790
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.875 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.868
Polar
3z2-r27.736
x2-y26.411
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.570 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.761


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 89.301
(<r2>)1/2 9.450