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All results from a given calculation for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-539.263127
Energy at 298.15K-539.264334
HF Energy-539.263127
Nuclear repulsion energy158.190178
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/3-21G*
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' 719 715 0.00      
2 A2" 274 272 89.89      
3 E' 1018 1011 78.56      
3 E' 1018 1011 78.54      
4 E' 243 242 25.33      
4 E' 243 242 25.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1757.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1745.9 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.21901 0.21901 0.10950

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Al1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.643 0.000
F3 1.423 -0.822 0.000
F4 -1.423 -0.822 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Al1 F2 F3 F4
Al11.64351.64351.6435
F21.64352.84662.8466
F31.64352.84662.8466
F41.64352.84662.8466

picture of Aluminum trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Al1 F3 120.000 F2 Al1 F4 120.000
F3 Al1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Al 0.809      
2 F -0.270      
3 F -0.270      
4 F -0.270      


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 -29.102 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.232
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.935 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.870
Polar
3z2-r215.740
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 2.423 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.422 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.954


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 89.466
(<r2>)1/2 9.459