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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.227407
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.227407
Nuclear repulsion energy132.914851
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/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 3126 3004 53.37 62.99 0.22 0.36
2 A1 1150 1105 102.92 4.01 0.01 0.01
3 A1 694 666 12.81 1.68 0.43 0.61
4 E 1423 1367 78.17 4.12 0.75 0.86
4 E 1423 1367 78.17 4.11 0.75 0.86
5 E 1183 1136 239.33 3.15 0.75 0.86
5 E 1183 1136 239.33 3.15 0.75 0.86
6 E 497 478 2.52 1.15 0.75 0.86
6 E 497 478 2.52 1.15 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5587.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5368.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
0.34093 0.34093 0.18688

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.339
H2 0.000 0.000 1.433
F3 0.000 1.258 -0.128
F4 1.090 -0.629 -0.128
F5 -1.090 -0.629 -0.128

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09381.34211.34211.3421
H21.09382.00512.00512.0051
F31.34212.00512.17902.1790
F41.34212.00512.17902.1790
F51.34212.00512.17902.1790

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 110.386 H2 C1 F4 110.386
H2 C1 F5 110.386 F3 C1 F4 108.541
F3 C1 F5 108.541 F4 C1 F5 108.541
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.681      
2 H 0.088      
3 F -0.256      
4 F -0.256      
5 F -0.256      


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 1.427 1.427
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.361 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.231
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.565 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.565 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.129
Polar
3z2-r26.259
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 2.023 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.023 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.948


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.612
(<r2>)1/2 7.656