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All results from a given calculation for BrF3 (Bromine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2873.445997
Energy at 298.15K-2873.449846
Nuclear repulsion energy321.256813
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 649 625 30.33      
2 A1 544 524 2.81      
3 A1 224 215 15.80      
4 B1 247 238 18.50      
5 B2 631 608 252.92      
6 B2 324 312 4.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1309.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1260.3 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.33978 0.13127 0.09469

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.000 0.000 0.291
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.483
F3 0.000 1.838 0.177
F4 0.000 -1.838 0.177

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Br1 F2 F3 F4
Br11.77351.84191.8419
F21.77352.47662.4766
F31.84192.47663.6768
F41.84192.47663.6768

picture of Bromine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Br1 F3 86.451 F2 Br1 F4 86.451
F3 Br1 F4 172.901
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Br 1.089      
2 F -0.275      
3 F -0.407      
4 F -0.407      


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 1.668 1.668
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.237 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.024
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.142 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.731
Polar
3z2-r29.462
x2-y29.035
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.755 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.509 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.237


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000