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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

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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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-758.992458
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-758.992458
Nuclear repulsion energy182.783078
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/6-31G**
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' 587 559 0.00      
2 A2" 440 420 26.90      
3 E' 90i 86i 1.14      
3 E' 90i 86i 1.14      
4 E' 635 605 241.91      
4 E' 635 605 241.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1058.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1009.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.19651 0.19651 0.09825

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.735 0.000
F3 1.503 -0.868 0.000
F4 -1.503 -0.868 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73501.73501.7350
F21.73503.00523.0052
F31.73503.00523.0052
F41.73503.00523.0052

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
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.026      
2 F -0.342      
3 F -0.342      
4 F -0.342      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.853 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.697
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.578 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.578 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.156
Polar
3z2-r26.312
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 4.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.493


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 98.643
(<r2>)1/2 9.932

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.024057
Energy at 298.15K-759.025469
HF Energy-759.024057
Nuclear repulsion energy194.617231
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/6-31G**
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 786 749 41.50      
2 A1 572 545 2.49      
3 A1 331 315 14.58      
4 B1 327 311 18.11      
5 B2 784 747 405.29      
6 B2 428 408 1.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1613.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1538.1 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.44657 0.15290 0.11390

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.372
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.257
F3 0.000 1.703 0.277
F4 0.000 -1.703 0.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.62831.70611.7061
F21.62832.29222.2922
F31.70612.29223.4069
F41.70612.29223.4069

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 86.822 F2 Cl1 F4 86.822
F3 Cl1 F4 173.643
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.079      
2 F -0.266      
3 F -0.406      
4 F -0.406      


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 0.795 0.795
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.757
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.786 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.816
Polar
3z2-r27.632
x2-y26.258
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.664 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.677


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.225
(<r2>)1/2 9.339