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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-336.314557
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-336.314557
Nuclear repulsion energy131.016474
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/3-21G*
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 3184 3018 60.01 60.85 0.24 0.39
2 A1 1129 1070 105.42 4.88 0.00 0.00
3 A1 665 630 19.43 1.96 0.52 0.68
4 E 1457 1381 80.40 6.04 0.75 0.86
4 E 1457 1381 80.38 6.05 0.75 0.86
5 E 1210 1147 185.19 4.52 0.75 0.86
5 E 1210 1147 185.16 4.52 0.75 0.86
6 E 483 457 6.03 1.58 0.75 0.86
6 E 483 457 6.03 1.58 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5638.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5343.9 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.33111 0.33111 0.18132

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.347
H2 0.000 0.000 1.432
F3 0.000 1.277 -0.130
F4 1.106 -0.639 -0.130
F5 -1.106 -0.639 -0.130

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08571.36331.36331.3633
H21.08572.01802.01802.0180
F31.36332.01802.21222.2122
F41.36332.01802.21222.2122
F51.36332.01802.21222.2122

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 110.470 H2 C1 F4 110.470
H2 C1 F5 110.470 F3 C1 F4 108.454
F3 C1 F5 108.454 F4 C1 F5 108.454
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.674      
2 H 0.222      
3 F -0.299      
4 F -0.299      
5 F -0.299      


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 1.759 1.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.902 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.855
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.024 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.024 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.047
Polar
3z2-r28.094
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 1.567 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.566 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.403


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.109
(<r2>)1/2 7.753