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All results from a given calculation for CH3F (Methyl fluoride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-139.782838
Energy at 298.15K-139.785856
HF Energy-139.782838
Nuclear repulsion energy37.224168
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/6-311G**
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 3020 2919 29.39 136.02 0.03 0.07
2 A1 1499 1449 3.85 4.07 0.70 0.82
3 A1 1060 1025 100.60 4.59 0.63 0.77
4 E 3097 2995 46.24 58.33 0.75 0.86
4 E 3097 2995 46.24 58.33 0.75 0.86
5 E 1485 1436 3.67 12.53 0.75 0.86
5 E 1485 1436 3.67 12.53 0.75 0.86
6 E 1191 1152 0.76 5.54 0.75 0.86
6 E 1191 1152 0.76 5.54 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8562.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8278.2 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 B3LYP/6-311G**
ABC
5.23032 0.85056 0.85056

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.634
F2 0.000 0.000 0.754
H3 0.000 1.032 -0.993
H4 0.894 -0.516 -0.993
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -0.993

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 H3 H4 H5
C11.38831.09311.09311.0931
F21.38832.02962.02962.0296
H31.09312.02961.78831.7883
H41.09312.02961.78831.7883
H51.09312.02961.78831.7883

picture of Methyl fluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 H3 109.175 F2 C1 H4 109.175
F2 C1 H5 109.175 H3 C1 H4 109.766
H3 C1 H5 109.766 H4 C1 H5 109.766
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.011      
2 F -0.286      
3 H 0.099      
4 H 0.099      
5 H 0.099      


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 -1.881 1.881
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.314
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.257 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.515
Polar
3z2-r2-1.029
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 1.964 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.964 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.020


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.166
(<r2>)1/2 4.601