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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.853191
Energy at 298.15K-757.853573
HF Energy-757.291291
Nuclear repulsion energy166.114132
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 MP2=FULL/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' 425 404 0.00      
2 A2" 290 275 23.20      
3 E' 162 153 6.19      
3 E' 162 153 6.19      
4 E' 494 470 7.85      
4 E' 494 470 7.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1013.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 962.5 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
0.16230 0.16230 0.08115

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.909 0.000
F3 1.653 -0.955 0.000
F4 -1.653 -0.955 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.90911.90911.9091
F21.90913.30673.3067
F31.90913.30673.3067
F41.90913.30673.3067

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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-757.843470
Energy at 298.15K-757.844120
HF Energy-757.329175
Nuclear repulsion energy175.647368
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 MP2=FULL/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 604 574 19.54      
2 A1 364 346 0.15      
3 A1 193 183 17.45      
4 B1 216 206 21.75      
5 B2 685 651 64.75      
6 B2 294 280 1.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1178.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1119.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
0.38071 0.12280 0.09285

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.434
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.356
F3 0.000 1.901 0.268
F4 0.000 -1.901 0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.79051.90791.9079
F21.79052.50062.5006
F31.90792.50063.8015
F41.90792.50063.8015

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 85.018 F2 Cl1 F4 85.018
F3 Cl1 F4 170.036
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability