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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.252420
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.252420
Nuclear repulsion energy133.856673
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 3182 3037 51.58 62.30 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1160 1108 117.23 2.96 0.01 0.01
3 A1 709 676 15.07 1.78 0.46 0.63
4 E 1429 1364 76.46 3.79 0.75 0.86
4 E 1429 1364 76.46 3.79 0.75 0.86
5 E 1186 1132 295.22 2.51 0.75 0.86
5 E 1186 1132 295.21 2.51 0.75 0.86
6 E 514 490 2.73 1.31 0.75 0.86
6 E 514 490 2.73 1.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5654.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5396.7 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.34577 0.34577 0.18951

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.336
H2 0.000 0.000 1.425
F3 0.000 1.249 -0.127
F4 1.082 -0.625 -0.127
F5 -1.082 -0.625 -0.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08881.33241.33231.3323
H21.08881.99231.99231.9923
F31.33241.99232.16382.1638
F41.33231.99232.16382.1638
F51.33231.99232.16382.1638

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 110.337 H2 C1 F4 110.337
H2 C1 F5 110.337 F3 C1 F4 108.592
F3 C1 F5 108.592 F4 C1 F5 108.592
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.413      
2 H 0.183      
3 F -0.199      
4 F -0.199      
5 F -0.199      


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 1.580 1.580
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.916 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.306
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.805 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.805 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.610
Polar
3z2-r27.219
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 1.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.799


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.220
(<r2>)1/2 7.630