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All results from a given calculation for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-348.824174
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-348.824174
Nuclear repulsion energy128.127404
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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
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 1181 1042 9.33 6.69 0.00 0.00
2 A1 604 533 4.41 1.67 0.51 0.67
3 E 1164 1027 61.25 2.56 0.75 0.86
3 E 1164 1027 61.25 2.56 0.75 0.86
4 E 441 389 0.29 1.39 0.75 0.86
4 E 441 389 0.29 1.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2497.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8821) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2202.7 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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.33004 0.33004 0.18173

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.513
F2 0.000 1.276 -0.133
F3 1.105 -0.638 -0.133
F4 -1.105 -0.638 -0.133

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 F2 F3 F4
N11.43011.43011.4301
F21.43012.20972.2097
F31.43012.20972.2097
F41.43012.20972.2097

picture of Nitrogen trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 N1 F3 101.163 F2 N1 F4 101.163
F3 N1 F4 101.163
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.099      
2 F -0.033      
3 F -0.033      
4 F -0.033      


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 -0.470 0.470
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.965 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.965 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.561
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.298 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.298 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.596
Polar
3z2-r2-1.193
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 1.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.418


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.986
(<r2>)1/2 7.549