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

using model chemistry: CCD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2857.286814
Energy at 298.15K-2857.290888
HF Energy-2856.780147
Nuclear repulsion energy325.699903
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 CCD/3-21G*
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 702 672 9.83      
2 A1 607 581 0.46      
3 A1 270 258 17.27      
4 B1 259 248 16.15      
5 B2 727 695 186.29      
6 B2 359 343 6.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1461.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1398.3 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 CCD/3-21G*
ABC
0.34589 0.13642 0.09783

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.000 0.000 0.307
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.462
F3 0.000 1.803 0.134
F4 0.000 -1.803 0.134

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Br1 F2 F3 F4
Br11.76951.81171.8117
F21.76952.40852.4085
F31.81172.40853.6068
F41.81172.40853.6068

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 84.521 F2 Br1 F4 84.521
F3 Br1 F4 169.043
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability