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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.194711
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-757.589290
Nuclear repulsion energy183.085560
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
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' 544 525        
2 A2" 432 418        
3 E' 570 551        
3 E' 570 551        
4 E' 123i 119i        
4 E' 125i 120i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 934.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 902.6 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.19718 0.19718 0.09859

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.732 0.000
F3 1.500 -0.866 0.000
F4 -1.500 -0.866 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.73201.73201.7320
F21.73203.00003.0000
F31.73203.00003.0000
F41.73203.00003.0000

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.231784
Energy at 298.15K-759.233216
HF Energy-757.666165
Nuclear repulsion energy196.361656
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
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 768 742        
2 A1 547 528        
3 A1 340 329        
4 B1 338 326        
5 B2 738 713        
6 B2 444 429        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1587.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1533.8 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
0.45884 0.15469 0.11569

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.363
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.240
F3 0.000 1.694 0.278
F4 0.000 -1.694 0.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.60261.69571.6957
F21.60262.27412.2741
F31.69572.27413.3871
F41.69572.27413.3871

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 87.131 F2 Cl1 F4 87.131
F3 Cl1 F4 174.263
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability