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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.225957
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.225957
Nuclear repulsion energy132.921804
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/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 3144 3020 55.87 62.24 0.23 0.37
2 A1 1150 1104 102.35 4.03 0.01 0.01
3 A1 694 667 12.69 1.68 0.44 0.61
4 E 1432 1375 82.05 4.27 0.75 0.86
4 E 1432 1375 82.05 4.27 0.75 0.86
5 E 1183 1136 238.82 3.16 0.75 0.86
5 E 1183 1136 238.83 3.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 497 477 2.56 1.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 497 477 2.56 1.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5606.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.34094 0.34094 0.18684

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.339
H2 0.000 0.000 1.431
F3 0.000 1.258 -0.128
F4 1.090 -0.629 -0.128
F5 -1.090 -0.629 -0.128

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09281.34201.34201.3420
H21.09282.00392.00392.0039
F31.34202.00392.17932.1793
F41.34202.00392.17932.1793
F51.34202.00392.17932.1793

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 110.355 H2 C1 F4 110.355
H2 C1 F5 110.355 F3 C1 F4 108.573
F3 C1 F5 108.573 F4 C1 F5 108.573
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.630      
2 H 0.128      
3 F -0.252      
4 F -0.252      
5 F -0.252      


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 1.424 1.424
CHELPG 0.000 -0.002 1.478 1.478
AIM 0.000 0.000 -1.325 1.325
ESP -0.001 0.001 1.465 1.465


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.360 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.360 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.241
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.559 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.559 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.118
Polar
3z2-r26.237
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 2.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.936


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.615
(<r2>)1/2 7.656