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All results from a given calculation for CHF3 (Methane, trifluoro-)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.931653
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.931653
Nuclear repulsion energy133.296478
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/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3180 3037 29.36 71.49 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1153 1102 102.53 5.34 0.02 0.05
3 A1 696 665 14.31 1.62 0.36 0.53
4 E 1394 1332 66.38 3.09 0.75 0.86
4 E 1394 1332 66.37 3.09 0.75 0.86
5 E 1180 1127 307.17 2.55 0.75 0.86
5 E 1180 1127 307.16 2.55 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 479 2.89 1.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 479 2.89 1.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5589.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5340.0 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.34296 0.34296 0.18813

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.340
H2 0.000 0.000 1.432
F3 0.000 1.254 -0.129
F4 1.086 -0.627 -0.129
F5 -1.086 -0.627 -0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09231.33861.33861.3386
H21.09232.00222.00222.0022
F31.33862.00222.17172.1717
F41.33862.00222.17172.1717
F51.33862.00222.17172.1717

picture of Methane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 F3 110.496 H2 C1 F4 110.496
H2 C1 F5 110.496 F3 C1 F4 108.427
F3 C1 F5 108.427 F4 C1 F5 108.427
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.726      
2 H 0.153      
3 F -0.293      
4 F -0.293      
5 F -0.293      


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 1.710 1.710
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.460 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.460 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.696
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.882 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.764
Polar
3z2-r27.528
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 2.505 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.324


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.884
(<r2>)1/2 7.674