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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-792.336855
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-791.757794
Nuclear repulsion energy245.844802
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 1095 1041 462.95 1.42 0.48 0.65
2 A1 736 700 68.50 4.92 0.01 0.01
3 A1 452 430 0.37 6.74 0.37 0.54
4 E 1299 1236 240.52 0.53 0.75 0.86
4 E 1299 1236 240.52 0.53 0.75 0.86
5 E 539 512 9.10 1.79 0.75 0.86
5 E 539 512 9.10 1.79 0.75 0.86
6 E 338 321 0.30 2.01 0.75 0.86
6 E 338 321 0.30 2.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3316.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3154.7 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
0.18047 0.10786 0.10786

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

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 1.417
F3 0.000 1.280 -0.815
F4 1.109 -0.640 -0.815
F5 -1.109 -0.640 -0.815

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 F3 F4 F5
C11.76491.36301.36301.3630
Cl21.76492.57372.57372.5737
F31.36302.57372.21732.2173
F41.36302.57372.21732.2173
F51.36302.57372.21732.2173

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 110.076 Cl2 C1 F4 110.076
Cl2 C1 F5 110.076 F3 C1 F4 108.860
F3 C1 F5 108.860 F4 C1 F5 108.860
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability