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All results from a given calculation for BF3 (Borane, trifluoro-)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-324.464159
Energy at 298.15K-324.465078
HF Energy-324.464159
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/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' 890 844 0.00      
2 A2" 687 651 96.38      
3 E' 1492 1415 406.07      
3 E' 1491 1415 406.61      
4 E' 479 454 11.66      
4 E' 479 454 11.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2758.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2616.4 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
ABC
0.34162 0.34162 0.17081

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.318 0.000
F3 1.141 -0.659 0.000
F4 -1.141 -0.659 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 F2 F3 F4
B11.31771.31771.3177
F21.31772.28232.2823
F31.31772.28232.2823
F41.31772.28232.2823

picture of Borane, trifluoro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 B1 F3 120.000 F2 B1 F4 120.000
F3 B1 F4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.692      
2 F -0.231      
3 F -0.231      
4 F -0.231      


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 -20.985 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.985 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.297
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.688
Polar
3z2-r27.377
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 1.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.852 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.278


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.092
(<r2>)1/2 7.687