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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.771979
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.771979
Nuclear repulsion energy250.230448
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 1119 1065 509.10 1.49 0.75 0.86
2 A1 788 750 37.63 6.88 0.01 0.01
3 A1 478 455 0.01 5.26 0.35 0.52
4 E 1240 1180 331.65 0.95 0.75 0.86
4 E 1240 1180 331.62 0.95 0.75 0.86
5 E 556 529 2.35 1.09 0.75 0.86
5 E 556 529 2.35 1.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 347 330 0.01 1.17 0.75 0.86
6 E 347 330 0.01 1.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3335.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3174.4 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.19045 0.11053 0.11053

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.347
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.409
F3 0.000 1.246 -0.810
F4 1.079 -0.623 -0.810
F5 -1.079 -0.623 -0.810

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 F3 F4 F5
C11.75631.32941.32941.3294
Cl21.75632.54512.54512.5451
F31.32942.54512.15852.1585
F41.32942.54512.15852.1585
F51.32942.54512.15852.1585

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 110.373 Cl2 C1 F4 110.373
Cl2 C1 F5 110.373 F3 C1 F4 108.555
F3 C1 F5 108.555 F4 C1 F5 108.555
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.549      
2 Cl 0.130      
3 F -0.226      
4 F -0.226      
5 F -0.226      


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 0.460 0.460
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.929
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.842 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.842 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.684
Polar
3z2-r23.368
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 3.460 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.459 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.922


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 114.767
(<r2>)1/2 10.713