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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.750669
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.750669
Nuclear repulsion energy250.473447
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 1131 1073 491.82 1.50 0.62 0.77
2 A1 793 752 49.09 4.70 0.01 0.02
3 A1 474 449 0.41 5.40 0.35 0.52
4 E 1297 1230 307.43 0.38 0.75 0.86
4 E 1297 1230 307.41 0.38 0.75 0.86
5 E 561 532 3.10 1.30 0.75 0.86
5 E 561 532 3.10 1.30 0.75 0.86
6 E 347 329 0.10 1.48 0.75 0.86
6 E 347 329 0.10 1.48 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3404.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3228.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.19116 0.11057 0.11057

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.356
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.410
F3 0.000 1.244 -0.809
F4 1.077 -0.622 -0.809
F5 -1.077 -0.622 -0.809

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 F3 F4 F5
C11.76621.32391.32391.3239
Cl21.76622.54412.54412.5441
F31.32392.54412.15452.1545
F41.32392.54412.15452.1545
F51.32392.54412.15452.1545

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 110.017 Cl2 C1 F4 110.017
Cl2 C1 F5 110.017 F3 C1 F4 108.920
F3 C1 F5 108.920 F4 C1 F5 108.920
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.659      
2 Cl 0.008      
3 F -0.222      
4 F -0.222      
5 F -0.222      


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 0.008 0.008
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.549 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.549 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.298
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.625 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.250
Polar
3z2-r22.500
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 2.677 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.307


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 114.088
(<r2>)1/2 10.681