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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.458711
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.458711
Nuclear repulsion energy185.817039
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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 611 611 0.01 27.76 0.11 0.19
2 A2" 462 462 28.35 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 608 608 374.02 16.38 0.75 0.86
3 E' 608 608 374.61 16.27 0.75 0.86
4 E' 184i 184i 9.26 4.31 0.75 0.86
4 E' 184i 184i 9.27 4.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 959.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 959.9 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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.20308 0.20308 0.10154

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.707 0.000
F3 1.478 -0.853 0.000
F4 -1.478 -0.853 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.70671.70671.7067
F21.70672.95612.9561
F31.70672.95612.9561
F41.70672.95612.9561

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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.023      
2 F -0.341      
3 F -0.341      
4 F -0.341      


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 -30.076 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.076 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.629
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.724 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.447
Polar
3z2-r26.894
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 5.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.395 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.435


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 96.714
(<r2>)1/2 9.834

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.510799
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.510799
Nuclear repulsion energy198.153721
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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 838 838 51.50 12.58 0.12 0.21
2 A1 578 578 2.96 24.54 0.36 0.53
3 A1 364 364 15.36 0.59 0.15 0.26
4 B1 352 352 17.88 0.04 0.75 0.86
5 B2 733 733 564.41 0.34 0.75 0.86
6 B2 467 467 0.86 1.43 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1665.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1665.3 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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.47365 0.15691 0.11787

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.366
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.220
F3 0.000 1.681 0.264
F4 0.000 -1.681 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.58591.68461.6846
F21.58592.24222.2422
F31.68462.24223.3630
F41.68462.24223.3630

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 86.510 F2 Cl1 F4 86.510
F3 Cl1 F4 173.020
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.945      
2 F -0.140      
3 F -0.403      
4 F -0.403      


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 0.661 0.661
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.312 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.589
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.060
Polar
3z2-r28.121
x2-y26.676
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.424 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.486
(<r2>)1/2 9.246