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

using model chemistry: CID/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D3H 1A1'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.478522
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.595376
Nuclear repulsion energy188.709211
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 CID/cc-pCVTZ
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' 642 642 0.00      
2 A2" 503 503 39.00      
3 E' 631 631 442.12      
3 E' 631 631 442.13      
4 E' 214i 214i 16.08      
4 E' 214i 214i 16.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 990.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 990.1 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 CID/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.20945 0.20945 0.10473

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.681 0.000
F3 1.455 -0.840 0.000
F4 -1.455 -0.840 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.68051.68051.6805
F21.68052.91082.9108
F31.68052.91082.9108
F41.68052.91082.9108

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 120.000 F2 Cl1 F4 120.000
F3 Cl1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.540058
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.670809
Nuclear repulsion energy201.170641
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 CID/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.48667 0.16175 0.12140

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.357
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.204
F3 0.000 1.656 0.264
F4 0.000 -1.656 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.56081.65871.6587
F21.56082.21312.2131
F31.65872.21313.3123
F41.65872.21313.3123

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 86.791 F2 Cl1 F4 86.791
F3 Cl1 F4 173.583
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability