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All results from a given calculation for CHFCl (Chlorofluoromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-598.578045
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-598.578045
Nuclear repulsion energy93.646104
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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3173 3051 11.43 90.63 0.27 0.42
2 A 1309 1259 85.65 3.03 0.69 0.82
3 A 1223 1176 139.44 3.23 0.48 0.65
4 A 856 823 59.04 5.10 0.40 0.57
5 A 721 693 28.90 8.62 0.14 0.24
6 A 407 392 0.95 2.40 0.60 0.75

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3844.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3696.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.96428 0.19620 0.17955

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.547 0.541 -0.131
H2 0.717 1.502 0.350
F3 1.517 -0.339 0.027
Cl4 -1.039 -0.100 0.011

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 Cl4
C11.08781.31911.7169
H21.08782.03292.4013
F31.31912.03292.5672
Cl41.71692.40132.5672

picture of Chlorofluoromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 F3 114.924 H2 C1 Cl4 115.964
F3 C1 Cl4 114.841
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.031      
2 H 0.174      
3 F -0.058      
4 Cl -0.085      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.250 1.038 0.376 1.131
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.393 1.328 0.198
y 1.328 -21.711 0.610
z 0.198 0.610 -23.313
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.881 1.328 0.198
y 1.328 1.642 0.610
z 0.198 0.610 -0.761
Polar
3z2-r2-1.522
x2-y2-1.682
xy1.328
xz0.198
yz0.610


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.600 0.480 -0.066
y 0.480 3.197 0.079
z -0.066 0.079 2.445


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.072
(<r2>)1/2 7.815