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All results from a given calculation for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride)

using model chemistry: MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D3H 1A1'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.699205
Energy at 298.15K-758.699598
HF Energy-757.582097
Nuclear repulsion energy180.021745
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 MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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' 512 512        
2 A2" 399 399        
3 E' 544 544        
3 E' 544 544        
4 E' 82 82        
4 E' 82 82        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1082.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1082.0 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 MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
0.19064 0.19064 0.09532

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.762 0.000
F3 1.526 -0.881 0.000
F4 -1.526 -0.881 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.76151.76151.7615
F21.76153.05103.0510
F31.76153.05103.0510
F41.76153.05103.0510

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 120.000 F2 Cl1 F4 120.000
F3 Cl1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.719417
Energy at 298.15K-758.720758
HF Energy-757.662732
Nuclear repulsion energy194.800632
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 MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 747 747        
2 A1 524 524        
3 A1 316 316        
4 B1 330 330        
5 B2 724 724        
6 B2 423 423        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1532.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1532.4 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 MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
0.45009 0.15211 0.11369

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.359
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.253
F3 0.000 1.708 0.288
F4 0.000 -1.708 0.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61131.70931.7093
F21.61132.29992.2999
F31.70932.29993.4157
F41.70932.29993.4157

picture of Chlorine trifluoride state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Cl1 F3 87.624 F2 Cl1 F4 87.624
F3 Cl1 F4 175.248
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability