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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ

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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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.541860
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.541860
Nuclear repulsion energy178.405259
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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 547 530 0.00      
2 A2" 391 378 19.65      
3 E' 73i 71i 0.88      
3 E' 73i 71i 0.88      
4 E' 578 560 245.70      
4 E' 579 560 245.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 974.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 942.2 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18721 0.18721 0.09360

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.778 0.000
F3 1.539 -0.889 0.000
F4 -1.539 -0.889 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.77761.77761.7776
F21.77763.07893.0789
F31.77763.07893.0789
F41.77763.07893.0789

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
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.087      
2 F -0.362      
3 F -0.362      
4 F -0.362      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.586


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 103.392
(<r2>)1/2 10.168

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.563132
Energy at 298.15K-759.564338
HF Energy-759.563132
Nuclear repulsion energy189.373393
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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 728 705 44.83      
2 A1 519 502 4.61      
3 A1 277 268 11.07      
4 B1 310 300 15.71      
5 B2 713 690 455.01      
6 B2 373 361 0.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1459.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1412.0 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.42277 0.14411 0.10748

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.368
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.293
F3 0.000 1.755 0.299
F4 0.000 -1.755 0.299

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.66071.75601.7560
F21.66072.36882.3688
F31.75602.36883.5092
F41.75602.36883.5092

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 87.740 F2 Cl1 F4 87.740
F3 Cl1 F4 175.481
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.139      
2 F -0.316      
3 F -0.412      
4 F -0.412      


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 0.702 0.702
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.567 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.501 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.809


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 92.169
(<r2>)1/2 9.600