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All results from a given calculation for BF3 (Borane, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.544625
Energy at 298.15K-75.545542
HF Energy-75.544625
Nuclear repulsion energy59.393630
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/CEP-121G*
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' 888 843 0.00      
2 A2" 684 650 101.09      
3 E' 1476 1402 459.08      
3 E' 1476 1402 459.16      
4 E' 474 451 13.42      
4 E' 474 451 13.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2736.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9499) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2598.9 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/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.34080 0.34080 0.17040

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.317 0.000
F3 1.141 -0.659 0.000
F4 -1.141 -0.659 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 F2 F3 F4
B11.31751.31751.3175
F21.31752.28192.2819
F31.31752.28192.2819
F41.31752.28192.2819

picture of Borane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 B1 F3 120.000 F2 B1 F4 120.000
F3 B1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.547      
2 F -0.182      
3 F -0.182      
4 F -0.182      


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 -21.654 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.654 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.714
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.970 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.970 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.941
Polar
3z2-r27.882
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 2.021 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.391


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.155
(<r2>)1/2 7.011