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All results from a given calculation for AlF3 (Aluminum trifluoride)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-537.907412
Energy at 298.15K-537.908730
HF Energy-537.522683
Nuclear repulsion energy158.150636
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 MP2/3-21G
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' 725 692 0.00      
2 A2" 277 264 161.26      
3 E' 1039 992 99.85      
3 E' 1039 992 99.85      
4 E' 278 266 43.83      
4 E' 278 266 43.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1818.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1735.3 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.21890 0.21890 0.10945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Al1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.644 0.000
F3 1.424 -0.822 0.000
F4 -1.424 -0.822 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Al1 F2 F3 F4
Al11.64391.64391.6439
F21.64392.84732.8473
F31.64392.84732.8473
F41.64392.84732.8473

picture of Aluminum trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Al1 F3 120.000 F2 Al1 F4 120.000
F3 Al1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability