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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.141269
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.141269
Nuclear repulsion energy128.957415
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/6-31G
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 3214 3092 32.96 68.21 0.22 0.36
2 A1 1065 1025 96.56 6.01 0.00 0.00
3 A1 627 604 19.16 2.75 0.50 0.67
4 E 1377 1325 52.76 5.45 0.75 0.86
4 E 1377 1325 52.76 5.45 0.75 0.86
5 E 1117 1074 231.41 3.97 0.75 0.86
5 E 1117 1074 231.43 3.97 0.75 0.86
6 E 445 428 5.54 2.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 445 428 5.54 2.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5391.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5187.2 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/6-31G
ABC
0.32071 0.32071 0.17563

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.356
H2 0.000 0.000 1.441
F3 0.000 1.298 -0.133
F4 1.124 -0.649 -0.133
F5 -1.124 -0.649 -0.133

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.08481.38681.38681.3868
H21.08482.03992.03992.0399
F31.38682.03992.24772.2477
F41.38682.03992.24772.2477
F51.38682.03992.24772.2477

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 110.649 H2 C1 F4 110.649
H2 C1 F5 110.649 F3 C1 F4 108.268
F3 C1 F5 108.268 F4 C1 F5 108.268
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.648      
2 H 0.192      
3 F -0.280      
4 F -0.280      
5 F -0.280      


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 1.957 1.957
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 1.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.589


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.957
(<r2>)1/2 7.871