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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/3-21G

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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-754.094196
Energy at 298.15K-754.093539
HF Energy-753.559836
Nuclear repulsion energy161.400166
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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
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' 277 277 0.00      
2 A2" 249 249 10.14      
3 E' 61 61 0.47      
3 E' 61 61 0.47      
4 E' 259 259 11.65      
4 E' 259 259 11.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 583.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 583.3 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.15322 0.15322 0.07661

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.965 0.000
F3 1.702 -0.982 0.000
F4 -1.702 -0.982 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.96491.96491.9649
F21.96493.40333.4033
F31.96493.40333.4033
F41.96493.40333.4033

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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-754.100345
Energy at 298.15K-754.101147
HF Energy-753.628064
Nuclear repulsion energy180.785541
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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
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 528 528 2.39      
2 A1 385 385 0.11      
3 A1 271 271 19.53      
4 B1 231 231 16.77      
5 B2 680 680 70.67      
6 B2 335 335 2.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1214.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1214.4 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.40026 0.13264 0.09962

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.473
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.311
F3 0.000 1.829 0.208
F4 0.000 -1.829 0.208

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.78391.84801.8480
F21.78392.37762.3776
F31.84802.37763.6578
F41.84802.37763.6578

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 81.764 F2 Cl1 F4 81.764
F3 Cl1 F4 163.528
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability