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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31+G**

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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.481426
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.481426
Nuclear repulsion energy178.753311
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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' 534 514 0.00      
2 A2" 396 381 25.27      
3 E' 70i 68i 0.62      
3 E' 70i 68i 0.62      
4 E' 560 539 254.58      
4 E' 560 539 254.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 955.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 919.2 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
0.18794 0.18794 0.09397

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.774 0.000
F3 1.536 -0.887 0.000
F4 -1.536 -0.887 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.77411.77411.7741
F21.77413.07293.0729
F31.77413.07293.0729
F41.77413.07293.0729

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 TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.844      
2 F -0.281      
3 F -0.281      
4 F -0.281      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.765 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.068


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 103.248
(<r2>)1/2 10.161

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.502574
Energy at 298.15K-759.503755
HF Energy-759.502574
Nuclear repulsion energy190.072150
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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 716 689 48.24      
2 A1 506 487 4.56      
3 A1 281 271 14.16      
4 B1 311 299 20.93      
5 B2 698 672 457.65      
6 B2 378 364 0.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1445.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1390.9 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
0.42538 0.14536 0.10834

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.369
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.289
F3 0.000 1.747 0.296
F4 0.000 -1.747 0.296

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.65731.74861.7486
F21.65732.35872.3587
F31.74862.35873.4941
F41.74862.35873.4941

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 87.618 F2 Cl1 F4 87.618
F3 Cl1 F4 175.237
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.995      
2 F -0.231      
3 F -0.382      
4 F -0.382      


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 0.871 0.871
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.145 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.176 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.385


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 91.729
(<r2>)1/2 9.578