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

using model chemistry: CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.707946
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-336.901969
Nuclear repulsion energy135.621273
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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3283 3033 27.67      
2 A1 1228 1134 111.58      
3 A1 749 692 16.42      
4 E 1493 1380 63.11      
4 E 1493 1380 63.11      
5 E 1268 1172 291.77      
5 E 1268 1172 291.77      
6 E 541 500 3.48      
6 E 541 500 3.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5932.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5481.3 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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.35504 0.35504 0.19476

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.333
H2 0.000 0.000 1.412
F3 0.000 1.232 -0.126
F4 1.067 -0.616 -0.126
F5 -1.067 -0.616 -0.126

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.07921.31511.31511.3151
H21.07921.97101.97101.9710
F31.31511.97102.13452.1345
F41.31511.97102.13452.1345
F51.31511.97102.13452.1345

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 110.434 H2 C1 F4 110.434
H2 C1 F5 110.434 F3 C1 F4 108.492
F3 C1 F5 108.492 F4 C1 F5 108.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability