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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.205600
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.205600
Nuclear repulsion energy132.078845
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2992 2976 52.92 63.17 0.22 0.37
2 A1 1097 1091 83.01 4.51 0.01 0.02
3 A1 672 668 9.60 2.07 0.32 0.49
4 E 1360 1353 47.72 4.03 0.75 0.86
4 E 1360 1353 47.71 4.02 0.75 0.86
5 E 1108 1102 228.14 2.21 0.75 0.86
5 E 1108 1102 228.13 2.21 0.75 0.86
6 E 483 480 1.31 1.04 0.75 0.86
6 E 483 480 1.31 1.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5331.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5302.1 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.33665 0.33665 0.18452

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.340
H2 0.000 0.000 1.444
F3 0.000 1.266 -0.129
F4 1.096 -0.633 -0.129
F5 -1.096 -0.633 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.10341.35031.35031.3503
H21.10342.01912.01912.0191
F31.35032.01912.19292.1929
F41.35032.01912.19292.1929
F51.35032.01912.19292.1929

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 110.344 H2 C1 F4 110.344
H2 C1 F5 110.344 F3 C1 F4 108.584
F3 C1 F5 108.584 F4 C1 F5 108.584
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.047      
2 H 0.082      
3 F -0.043      
4 F -0.043      
5 F -0.043      


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 1.283 1.283
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.346 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.346 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.453
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.447 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.893
Polar
3z2-r25.787
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 2.422 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.422 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.323


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.240
(<r2>)1/2 7.697