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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*

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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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.001190
Energy at 298.15K-759.001575
HF Energy-759.001190
Nuclear repulsion energy178.603376
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 533 524 0.00      
2 A2" 392 386 18.43      
3 E' 66 65 0.00      
3 E' 66 65 0.00      
4 E' 596 587 167.45      
4 E' 596 587 167.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1124.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1105.8 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.18762 0.18762 0.09381

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

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
Cl11.77561.77561.7756
F21.77563.07553.0755
F31.77563.07553.0755
F41.77563.07553.0755

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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.867      
2 F -0.289      
3 F -0.289      
4 F -0.289      


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 -28.395 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.395 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.831
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.282 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.282 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.564
Polar
3z2-r25.128
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 4.714 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.527


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 102.329
(<r2>)1/2 10.116

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.013500
Energy at 298.15K-759.014612
HF Energy-759.013500
Nuclear repulsion energy189.325943
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 679 668 41.86      
2 A1 515 506 3.87      
3 A1 261 257 8.93      
4 B1 298 293 14.60      
5 B2 732 720 305.05      
6 B2 360 354 0.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1422.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1398.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.41107 0.14577 0.10761

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.366
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.311
F3 0.000 1.745 0.310
F4 0.000 -1.745 0.310

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.67701.74541.7454
F21.67702.38202.3820
F31.74542.38203.4891
F41.74542.38203.4891

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 88.192 F2 Cl1 F4 88.192
F3 Cl1 F4 176.385
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.951      
2 F -0.248      
3 F -0.352      
4 F -0.352      


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 0.780 0.780
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.083 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.919
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.405 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.421
Polar
3z2-r26.842
x2-y25.487
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.599 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.153 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.877


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 91.257
(<r2>)1/2 9.553