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All results from a given calculation for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-353.994394
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-353.994394
Nuclear repulsion energy125.697494
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/6-31G
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 930 894 50.71 12.23 0.00 0.01
2 A1 538 518 3.68 5.40 0.29 0.44
3 E 811 781 174.80 5.79 0.75 0.86
3 E 811 781 174.82 5.79 0.75 0.86
4 E 396 381 0.01 3.09 0.75 0.86
4 E 396 381 0.01 3.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1940.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1867.4 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/6-31G
ABC
0.31746 0.31746 0.17435

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.517
F2 0.000 1.302 -0.134
F3 1.128 -0.651 -0.134
F4 -1.128 -0.651 -0.134

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 F2 F3 F4
N11.45591.45591.4559
F21.45592.25602.2560
F31.45592.25602.2560
F41.45592.25602.2560

picture of Nitrogen trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 N1 F3 101.572 F2 N1 F4 101.572
F3 N1 F4 101.572
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.533      
2 F -0.178      
3 F -0.178      
4 F -0.178      


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 0.344 0.344
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 2.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.080


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.835
(<r2>)1/2 7.800