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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.964213
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.754740
Nuclear repulsion energy133.046085
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 B2PLYP/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 3187 3187 50.96 61.03 0.22 0.36
2 A1 1161 1161 104.71 4.23 0.01 0.01
3 A1 699 699 13.73 1.70 0.41 0.59
4 E 1445 1445 81.77 3.88 0.75 0.86
4 E 1445 1445 81.76 3.88 0.75 0.86
5 E 1202 1202 239.96 3.19 0.75 0.86
5 E 1202 1202 239.96 3.19 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 502 2.96 1.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 502 2.96 1.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5671.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5671.6 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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.34160 0.34160 0.18726

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

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 1.429
F3 0.000 1.257 -0.128
F4 1.088 -0.628 -0.128
F5 -1.088 -0.628 -0.128

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08921.34121.34121.3412
H21.08922.00132.00132.0013
F31.34122.00132.17682.1768
F41.34122.00132.17682.1768
F51.34122.00132.17682.1768

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 110.436 H2 C1 F4 110.436
H2 C1 F5 110.436 F3 C1 F4 108.490
F3 C1 F5 108.490 F4 C1 F5 108.490
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.722      
2 H 0.094      
3 F -0.272      
4 F -0.272      
5 F -0.272      


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 1.477 1.477
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.274
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.617 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.617 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.234
Polar
3z2-r26.469
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 2.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.919


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.588
(<r2>)1/2 7.654