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All results from a given calculation for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.523878
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.523878
Nuclear repulsion energy199.204683
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/cc-pV(D+d)Z
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 891 891 47.48      
2 A1 625 625 1.22      
3 A1 396 396 25.60      
4 B1 379 379 31.66      
5 B2 779 779 662.72      
6 B2 495 495 1.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1783.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1783.0 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/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
0.47652 0.15888 0.11915

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.364
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.216
F3 0.000 1.671 0.264
F4 0.000 -1.671 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.57981.67401.6740
F21.57982.23252.2325
F31.67402.23253.3421
F41.67402.23253.3421

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 86.596 F2 Cl1 F4 86.596
F3 Cl1 F4 173.192
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.170      
2 F -0.242      
3 F -0.464      
4 F -0.464      


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 0.976 0.976
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.161
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.877
Polar
3z2-r29.754
x2-y28.911
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.138 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.260 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.329


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.826
(<r2>)1/2 9.210