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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-336.865330
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-336.865330
Nuclear repulsion energy135.910634
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/6-311G*
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 3391 3067 57.38 56.24 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1257 1137 156.45 2.67 0.01 0.02
3 A1 769 695 21.96 1.32 0.45 0.62
4 E 1573 1423 104.03 3.05 0.75 0.86
4 E 1573 1423 104.03 3.05 0.75 0.86
5 E 1312 1187 323.51 2.81 0.75 0.86
5 E 1312 1187 323.51 2.81 0.75 0.86
6 E 560 507 4.91 1.01 0.75 0.86
6 E 560 507 4.91 1.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6153.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5565.6 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.35650 0.35650 0.19546

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.331
H2 0.000 0.000 1.406
F3 0.000 1.230 -0.126
F4 1.065 -0.615 -0.126
F5 -1.065 -0.615 -0.126

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.07471.31221.31221.3122
H21.07471.96441.96441.9644
F31.31221.96442.13072.1307
F41.31221.96442.13072.1307
F51.31221.96442.13072.1307

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 110.371 H2 C1 F4 110.371
H2 C1 F5 110.371 F3 C1 F4 108.557
F3 C1 F5 108.557 F4 C1 F5 108.557
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.617      
2 H 0.180      
3 F -0.265      
4 F -0.265      
5 F -0.265      


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 1.792 1.792
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.000 0.002 1.845 1.845


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.179 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.179 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.130
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.049
Polar
3z2-r28.099
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 1.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.629


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.928
(<r2>)1/2 7.545