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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z

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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.375406
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-758.983377
Nuclear repulsion energy182.195239
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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' 549 549 0.00      
2 A2" 424 424 23.89      
3 E' 573 573 240.84      
3 E' 573 573 240.84      
4 E' 85i 85i 0.33      
4 E' 85i 85i 0.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 973.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 973.4 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
0.19524 0.19524 0.09762

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.741 0.000
F3 1.507 -0.870 0.000
F4 -1.507 -0.870 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.74061.74061.7406
F21.74063.01493.0149
F31.74063.01493.0149
F41.74063.01493.0149

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.403192
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.034242
Nuclear repulsion energy194.955186
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 761 761 54.50      
2 A1 532 532 3.65      
3 A1 318 318 12.56      
4 B1 333 333 17.17      
5 B2 721 721 473.59      
6 B2 425 425 0.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1544.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1544.8 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
0.45060 0.15226 0.11380

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.356
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.252
F3 0.000 1.707 0.290
F4 0.000 -1.707 0.290

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.60821.70831.7083
F21.60822.30032.3003
F31.70832.30033.4140
F41.70832.30033.4140

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 87.776 F2 Cl1 F4 87.776
F3 Cl1 F4 175.551
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability