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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.643125
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-759.643125
Nuclear repulsion energy180.921509
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 553 535 0.00      
2 A2" 413 400 22.65      
3 E' 102i 99i 2.44      
3 E' 102i 99i 2.44      
4 E' 564 546 282.92      
4 E' 564 546 282.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 945.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 914.7 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19252 0.19252 0.09626

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.753 0.000
F3 1.518 -0.876 0.000
F4 -1.518 -0.876 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.75291.75291.7529
F21.75293.03613.0361
F31.75293.03613.0361
F41.75293.03613.0361

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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.156      
2 F -0.385      
3 F -0.385      
4 F -0.385      


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 -30.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.753
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.774 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.774 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.548
Polar
3z2-r27.095
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 5.951 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.733


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.146
(<r2>)1/2 10.057

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-759.670352
Energy at 298.15K-759.671637
HF Energy-759.670352
Nuclear repulsion energy192.444411
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 746 722 48.55      
2 A1 521 504 4.27      
3 A1 302 292 12.42      
4 B1 324 313 16.88      
5 B2 690 668 501.06      
6 B2 408 394 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1495.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1446.7 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.44076 0.14803 0.11081

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.359
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.266
F3 0.000 1.731 0.294
F4 0.000 -1.731 0.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 F2 F3 F4
Cl11.62541.73251.7325
F21.62542.33032.3303
F31.73252.33033.4625
F41.73252.33033.4625

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 87.830 F2 Cl1 F4 87.830
F3 Cl1 F4 175.660
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.133      
2 F -0.290      
3 F -0.422      
4 F -0.422      


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 0.653 0.653
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.547 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.814
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.162 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.381 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.218
Polar
3z2-r28.437
x2-y27.029
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.690 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.796


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.004
(<r2>)1/2 9.487