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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.337564
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.337564
Nuclear repulsion energy131.491293
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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3034 3017 26.49 77.73 0.18 0.31
2 A1 1074 1068 84.12 6.18 0.02 0.05
3 A1 657 653 9.60 2.50 0.24 0.39
4 E 1326 1319 25.33 2.20 0.75 0.86
4 E 1326 1319 25.33 2.20 0.75 0.86
5 E 1048 1042 309.73 2.02 0.75 0.86
5 E 1048 1042 309.74 2.02 0.75 0.86
6 E 474 472 1.00 0.99 0.75 0.86
6 E 474 472 1.00 0.99 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5230.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5201.2 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.33361 0.33361 0.18281

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.344
H2 0.000 0.000 1.440
F3 0.000 1.272 -0.130
F4 1.102 -0.636 -0.130
F5 -1.102 -0.636 -0.130

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09581.35741.35741.3574
H21.09582.02042.02042.0204
F31.35742.02042.20312.2031
F41.35742.02042.20312.2031
F51.35742.02042.20312.2031

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 110.435 H2 C1 F4 110.435
H2 C1 F5 110.435 F3 C1 F4 108.490
F3 C1 F5 108.490 F4 C1 F5 108.490
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.918      
2 H 0.162      
3 F -0.360      
4 F -0.360      
5 F -0.360      


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 1.619 1.619
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.703 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.045
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.829 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.829 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.658
Polar
3z2-r27.317
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 3.011 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.011 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.719


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.341
(<r2>)1/2 7.768