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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.175769
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.175769
Nuclear repulsion energy133.466375
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 B1B95/6-31+G**
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 3187 3049 29.21 70.95 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1155 1105 104.25 5.43 0.02 0.04
3 A1 695 665 15.01 1.60 0.37 0.54
4 E 1396 1336 68.61 3.12 0.75 0.86
4 E 1396 1336 68.60 3.12 0.75 0.86
5 E 1182 1131 308.21 2.61 0.75 0.86
5 E 1182 1131 308.21 2.61 0.75 0.86
6 E 500 478 3.12 1.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 500 478 3.12 1.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5597.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5354.2 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
0.34384 0.34384 0.18866

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

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 1.430
F3 0.000 1.252 -0.129
F4 1.084 -0.626 -0.129
F5 -1.084 -0.626 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08951.33711.33711.3371
H21.08951.99931.99931.9993
F31.33711.99932.16872.1687
F41.33711.99932.16872.1687
F51.33711.99932.16872.1687

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 110.545 H2 C1 F4 110.545
H2 C1 F5 110.545 F3 C1 F4 108.377
F3 C1 F5 108.377 F4 C1 F5 108.377
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.733      
2 H 0.146      
3 F -0.293      
4 F -0.293      
5 F -0.293      


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 1.730 1.730
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.419 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.419 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.622
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.796
Polar
3z2-r27.593
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 2.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.305


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.729
(<r2>)1/2 7.664