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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2870.970689
Energy at 298.15K-2870.974504
HF Energy-2870.970689
Nuclear repulsion energy320.403243
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 TPSSh/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 656 632 37.25      
2 A1 542 522 4.39      
3 A1 215 207 13.00      
4 B1 247 238 15.05      
5 B2 615 592 314.74      
6 B2 312 300 3.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1293.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1244.8 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
0.33953 0.13001 0.09401

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.000 0.000 0.295
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.473
F3 0.000 1.845 0.163
F4 0.000 -1.845 0.163

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Br1 F2 F3 F4
Br11.76841.85021.8502
F21.76842.46622.4662
F31.85022.46623.6909
F41.85022.46623.6909

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 85.897 F2 Br1 F4 85.897
F3 Br1 F4 171.793
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Br 0.976      
2 F -0.243      
3 F -0.366      
4 F -0.366      


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 1.338 1.338
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.713 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.050


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.420
(<r2>)1/2 10.316