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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

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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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.540620
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.540620
Nuclear repulsion energy178.525916
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 551 534 0.00      
2 A2" 391 380 22.56      
3 E' 80i 78i 1.53      
3 E' 80i 78i 1.53      
4 E' 579 562 263.64      
4 E' 579 562 263.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 970.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9704) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 941.4 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.18746 0.18746 0.09373

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.776 0.000
F3 1.538 -0.888 0.000
F4 -1.538 -0.888 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.77641.77641.7764
F21.77643.07683.0768
F31.77643.07683.0768
F41.77643.07683.0768

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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.177      
2 F -0.392      
3 F -0.392      
4 F -0.392      


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 -30.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.886
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.599
Polar
3z2-r27.199
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 6.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.555


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 103.493
(<r2>)1/2 10.173

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.563213
Energy at 298.15K-759.564420
HF Energy-759.563213
Nuclear repulsion energy189.301815
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 733 711 44.38      
2 A1 520 504 4.17      
3 A1 279 270 12.39      
4 B1 306 297 17.48      
5 B2 705 684 481.56      
6 B2 378 367 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1459.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9704) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1416.6 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.42352 0.14370 0.10729

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.365
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.292
F3 0.000 1.757 0.301
F4 0.000 -1.757 0.301

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.65711.75831.7583
F21.65712.37142.3714
F31.75832.37143.5142
F41.75832.37143.5142

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 87.895 F2 Cl1 F4 87.895
F3 Cl1 F4 175.791
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.214      
2 F -0.333      
3 F -0.440      
4 F -0.440      


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 0.722 0.722
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.860
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.419
Polar
3z2-r28.838
x2-y27.221
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.540 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.785


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 92.479
(<r2>)1/2 9.617