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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.473525
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.473525
Nuclear repulsion energy182.374329
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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 568 548 0.00      
2 A2" 427 412 22.06      
3 E' 113i 109i 2.88      
3 E' 113i 109i 2.88      
4 E' 578 558 292.78      
4 E' 578 558 292.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 962.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 928.8 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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19563 0.19563 0.09781

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.739 0.000
F3 1.506 -0.869 0.000
F4 -1.506 -0.869 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73891.73891.7389
F21.73893.01193.0119
F31.73893.01193.0119
F41.73893.01193.0119

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.128      
2 F -0.376      
3 F -0.376      
4 F -0.376      


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 -29.872 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.872 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.566
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.306
Polar
3z2-r26.612
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 5.799 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.799 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.704


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.613
(<r2>)1/2 9.981

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.503775
Energy at 298.15K-759.505124
HF Energy-759.503775
Nuclear repulsion energy194.099220
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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 770 743 50.02      
2 A1 538 519 4.18      
3 A1 314 303 12.21      
4 B1 330 319 15.95      
5 B2 708 683 508.10      
6 B2 421 406 0.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1540.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1486.5 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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.44850 0.15067 0.11278

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.358
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.255
F3 0.000 1.716 0.289
F4 0.000 -1.716 0.289

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61331.71741.7174
F21.61332.30842.3084
F31.71742.30843.4320
F41.71742.30843.4320

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 87.692 F2 Cl1 F4 87.692
F3 Cl1 F4 175.384
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.105      
2 F -0.282      
3 F -0.411      
4 F -0.411      


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 0.605 0.605
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.319 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.979 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.572
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.957 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.033 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.077
Polar
3z2-r28.153
x2-y26.660
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.660 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.709


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.535
(<r2>)1/2 9.409