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All results from a given calculation for BF3 (Borane, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-323.195485
Energy at 298.15K-323.196497
Nuclear repulsion energy111.973993
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 HF/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' 943 851 0.00      
2 A2" 738 666 148.74      
3 E' 1575 1422 484.57      
3 E' 1575 1422 484.57      
4 E' 508 458 16.49      
4 E' 508 458 16.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2923.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2638.4 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.34948 0.34948 0.17474

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.301 0.000
F3 1.127 -0.651 0.000
F4 -1.127 -0.651 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 F2 F3 F4
B11.30101.30101.3010
F21.30102.25342.2534
F31.30102.25342.2534
F41.30102.25342.2534

picture of Borane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 B1 F3 120.000 F2 B1 F4 120.000
F3 B1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.931 1.123    
2 F -0.310 -0.374    
3 F -0.310 -0.374    
4 F -0.310 -0.374    


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.476 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.476 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.074
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.201 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.402
Polar
3z2-r28.804
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 1.600 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.600 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.157


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.199
(<r2>)1/2 7.629