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All results from a given calculation for BrF3 (Bromine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2871.040406
Energy at 298.15K-2871.044283
Nuclear repulsion energy322.042125
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/6-31G**
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 669 643 28.15      
2 A1 561 539 2.08      
3 A1 225 217 12.11      
4 B1 248 239 13.44      
5 B2 634 609 241.01      
6 B2 328 315 3.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1332.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1280.3 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.34304 0.13168 0.09515

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.000 0.000 0.291
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.475
F3 0.000 1.836 0.171
F4 0.000 -1.836 0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Br1 F2 F3 F4
Br11.76651.83951.8395
F21.76652.46592.4659
F31.83952.46593.6711
F41.83952.46593.6711

picture of Bromine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Br1 F3 86.265 F2 Br1 F4 86.265
F3 Br1 F4 172.530
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Br 1.022      
2 F -0.276      
3 F -0.373      
4 F -0.373      


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 1.348 1.348
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.932 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.378 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.305
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.410 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.759 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.349
Polar
3z2-r28.699
x2-y27.446
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 104.471
(<r2>)1/2 10.221