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All results from a given calculation for CF3Cl (Methane, chlorotrifluoro-)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-793.890903
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-793.890903
Nuclear repulsion energy245.554406
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 B3LYP/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 1056 1016 445.51 1.41 0.41 0.59
2 A1 719 692 79.11 5.19 0.01 0.02
3 A1 428 412 2.49 7.62 0.36 0.53
4 E 1270 1222 241.65 0.47 0.75 0.86
4 E 1270 1222 241.64 0.47 0.75 0.86
5 E 527 507 6.73 1.74 0.75 0.86
5 E 527 507 6.73 1.74 0.75 0.86
6 E 322 310 0.31 2.06 0.75 0.86
6 E 322 310 0.31 2.06 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3220.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3098.1 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.18143 0.10708 0.10708

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.359
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.427
F3 0.000 1.277 -0.819
F4 1.106 -0.638 -0.819
F5 -1.106 -0.638 -0.819

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 F3 F4 F5
C11.78631.35701.35701.3570
Cl21.78632.58352.58352.5835
F31.35702.58352.21152.2115
F41.35702.58352.21152.2115
F51.35702.58352.21152.2115

picture of Methane, chlorotrifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 F3 109.795 Cl2 C1 F4 109.795
Cl2 C1 F5 109.795 F3 C1 F4 109.145
F3 C1 F5 109.145 F4 C1 F5 109.145
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.734      
2 Cl 0.029      
3 F -0.254      
4 F -0.254      
5 F -0.254      


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 0.156 0.156
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.226 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.226 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.617
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.805 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.805 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.610
Polar
3z2-r23.220
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 2.271 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.893


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 117.932
(<r2>)1/2 10.860