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All results from a given calculation for BrF3 (Bromine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2872.220763
Energy at 298.15K-2872.224490
HF Energy-2872.220763
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 617 605 29.87      
2 A1 530 520 3.26      
3 A1 198 194 8.99      
4 B1 245 240 11.87      
5 B2 609 597 208.55      
6 B2 299 293 2.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1248.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1224.4 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.32954 0.12864 0.09252

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.000 0.000 0.280
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.510
F3 0.000 1.857 0.211
F4 0.000 -1.857 0.211

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Br1 F2 F3 F4
Br11.78931.85841.8584
F21.78932.53202.5320
F31.85842.53203.7142
F41.85842.53203.7142

picture of Bromine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Br1 F3 88.150 F2 Br1 F4 88.150
F3 Br1 F4 176.301
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Br 0.943      
2 F -0.261      
3 F -0.341      
4 F -0.341      


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 1.231 1.231
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.198
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.133 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.013
Polar
3z2-r28.026
x2-y26.852
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.738 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.497


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.665
(<r2>)1/2 10.328