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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.257019
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.257019
Nuclear repulsion energy132.443993
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3163 3045 27.43 71.97 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1126 1084 101.36 5.77 0.02 0.04
3 A1 681 656 13.41 1.83 0.35 0.51
4 E 1383 1332 53.60 3.31 0.75 0.86
4 E 1383 1332 53.60 3.31 0.75 0.86
5 E 1138 1096 320.98 2.47 0.75 0.86
5 E 1138 1096 320.98 2.47 0.75 0.86
6 E 491 473 2.47 1.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 491 473 2.47 1.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5497.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5292.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
0.33853 0.33853 0.18564

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.343
H2 0.000 0.000 1.434
F3 0.000 1.262 -0.129
F4 1.093 -0.631 -0.129
F5 -1.093 -0.631 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09141.34771.34771.3477
H21.09142.00962.00962.0096
F31.34772.00962.18632.1863
F41.34772.00962.18632.1863
F51.34772.00962.18632.1863

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 110.516 H2 C1 F4 110.516
H2 C1 F5 110.516 F3 C1 F4 108.406
F3 C1 F5 108.406 F4 C1 F5 108.406
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.760      
2 H 0.136      
3 F -0.299      
4 F -0.299      
5 F -0.299      


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 1.754 1.754
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.687 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.807
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.880
Polar
3z2-r27.761
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 2.574 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.362


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.595
(<r2>)1/2 7.720