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All results from a given calculation for CF3Cl (Methane, chlorotrifluoro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.644228
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.644228
Nuclear repulsion energy249.750344
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 1114 1068 487.33      
2 A1 783 751 49.38      
3 A1 466 447 0.74      
4 E 1279 1226 305.54      
4 E 1279 1226 305.52      
5 E 556 533 2.84      
5 E 556 533 2.83      
6 E 343 329 0.09      
6 E 343 329 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3360.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3220.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.19011 0.10991 0.10991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.357
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.415
F3 0.000 1.247 -0.811
F4 1.080 -0.624 -0.811
F5 -1.080 -0.624 -0.811

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 F3 F4 F5
C11.77221.32731.32731.3273
Cl21.77222.55172.55172.5517
F31.32732.55172.16042.1604
F41.32732.55172.16042.1604
F51.32732.55172.16042.1604

picture of Methane, chlorotrifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 F3 109.995 Cl2 C1 F4 109.995
Cl2 C1 F5 109.995 F3 C1 F4 108.943
F3 C1 F5 108.943 F4 C1 F5 108.943
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.648      
2 Cl 0.005      
3 F -0.218      
4 F -0.218      
5 F -0.218      


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 -0.016 0.016
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.539 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.316
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.611 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.611 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.223
Polar
3z2-r22.446
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 2.698 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.358


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 114.642
(<r2>)1/2 10.707