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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-87.169058
Energy at 298.15K-87.169416
HF Energy-87.169058
Nuclear repulsion energy64.802845
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 B3LYP/CEP-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' 487 472 0.00      
2 A2" 309 300 35.51      
3 E' 102 99 0.02      
3 E' 102 99 0.02      
4 E' 565 547 118.80      
4 E' 565 547 118.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1065.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1031.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.16500 0.16500 0.08250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.893 0.000
F3 1.640 -0.947 0.000
F4 -1.640 -0.947 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.89341.89341.8934
F21.89343.27953.2795
F31.89343.27953.2795
F41.89343.27953.2795

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.873      
2 F -0.291      
3 F -0.291      
4 F -0.291      


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 -31.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.915
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.636 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.636 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.272
Polar
3z2-r210.545
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 6.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.023 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.378


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.669
(<r2>)1/2 9.678

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-87.170405
Energy at 298.15K-87.171131
HF Energy-87.170405
Nuclear repulsion energy68.958964
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 615 596 17.95      
2 A1 444 430 3.17      
3 A1 191 185 17.33      
4 B1 231 224 26.75      
5 B2 657 636 243.06      
6 B2 288 279 0.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1213.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1174.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.36329 0.12394 0.09242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.416
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.393
F3 0.000 1.892 0.303
F4 0.000 -1.892 0.303

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.80891.89531.8953
F21.80892.54092.5409
F31.89532.54093.7839
F41.89532.54093.7839

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 86.590 F2 Cl1 F4 86.590
F3 Cl1 F4 173.181
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.879      
2 F -0.192      
3 F -0.343      
4 F -0.343      


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 1.258 1.258
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.808 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.842 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.475
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.351
Polar
3z2-r210.701
x2-y210.035
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.451 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.329


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.331
(<r2>)1/2 9.183