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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.901022
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.901022
Nuclear repulsion energy131.955682
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 PBEPBE/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 3028 2987 57.73 67.74 0.23 0.37
2 A1 1115 1099 91.32 4.34 0.01 0.01
3 A1 672 663 10.35 1.95 0.44 0.61
4 E 1367 1348 75.36 4.51 0.75 0.86
4 E 1367 1348 75.36 4.51 0.75 0.86
5 E 1140 1124 228.98 3.31 0.75 0.86
5 E 1140 1124 228.98 3.31 0.75 0.86
6 E 479 473 1.81 1.27 0.75 0.86
6 E 479 473 1.81 1.27 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5393.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5319.1 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.33603 0.33603 0.18418

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.341
H2 0.000 0.000 1.445
F3 0.000 1.267 -0.129
F4 1.097 -0.634 -0.129
F5 -1.097 -0.634 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.10471.35161.35161.3516
H21.10472.02122.02122.0212
F31.35162.02122.19492.1949
F41.35162.02122.19492.1949
F51.35162.02122.19492.1949

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 110.346 H2 C1 F4 110.346
H2 C1 F5 110.346 F3 C1 F4 108.582
F3 C1 F5 108.582 F4 C1 F5 108.582
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.587      
2 H 0.096      
3 F -0.228      
4 F -0.228      
5 F -0.228      


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 1.304 1.304
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.220 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.220 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.353
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.434 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.868
Polar
3z2-r25.736
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 2.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.035


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.253
(<r2>)1/2 7.698