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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/TZVP

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/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.434293
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.434293
Nuclear repulsion energy182.482070
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/TZVP
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' 596 564 0.05      
2 A2" 428 405 37.62      
3 E' 164i 155i 7.90      
3 E' 164i 155i 7.91      
4 E' 605 572 371.94      
4 E' 605 572 372.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 953.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9462) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 901.8 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/TZVP
ABC
0.19586 0.19586 0.09793

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/TZVP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.738 0.000
F3 1.505 -0.869 0.000
F4 -1.505 -0.869 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73791.73791.7379
F21.73793.01013.0101
F31.73793.01013.0101
F41.73793.01013.0101

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/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.965      
2 F -0.322      
3 F -0.322      
4 F -0.322      


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 -31.319 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.319 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.492
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.413 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.827
Polar
3z2-r29.654
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 5.175 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.103
(<r2>)1/2 10.005

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.481405
Energy at 298.15K-759.482879
HF Energy-759.481405
Nuclear repulsion energy194.198250
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/TZVP
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 822 778 50.81      
2 A1 568 538 2.14      
3 A1 351 332 22.20      
4 B1 345 326 26.18      
5 B2 726 687 572.94      
6 B2 449 425 0.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1630.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9462) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1543.0 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 M06-2X/TZVP
ABC
0.45794 0.15037 0.11320

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.376
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.240
F3 0.000 1.718 0.265
F4 0.000 -1.718 0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.61581.72131.7213
F21.61582.28362.2836
F31.72132.28363.4354
F41.72132.28363.4354

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 86.299 F2 Cl1 F4 86.299
F3 Cl1 F4 172.598
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.929      
2 F -0.155      
3 F -0.387      
4 F -0.387      


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 0.981 0.981
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.713
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.124 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.989 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.865
Polar
3z2-r29.729
x2-y28.742
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.439 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.377 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.787


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.696
(<r2>)1/2 9.418