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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-338.335706
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.335706
Nuclear repulsion energy132.989532
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/6-311G**
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 3130 3026 45.31 66.33 0.21 0.35
2 A1 1132 1095 114.04 3.20 0.01 0.01
3 A1 692 669 14.24 1.92 0.46 0.63
4 E 1398 1352 61.53 3.73 0.75 0.86
4 E 1398 1352 61.52 3.73 0.75 0.86
5 E 1147 1109 295.16 2.49 0.75 0.86
5 E 1147 1109 295.17 2.49 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 486 2.33 1.36 0.75 0.86
6 E 502 486 2.33 1.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5523.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5340.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.34130 0.34130 0.18708

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.340
H2 0.000 0.000 1.430
F3 0.000 1.257 -0.128
F4 1.089 -0.629 -0.128
F5 -1.089 -0.629 -0.128

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 F3 F4 F5
C11.09031.34161.34161.3416
H21.09032.00232.00232.0023
F31.34162.00232.17792.1779
F41.34162.00232.17792.1779
F51.34162.00232.17792.1779

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 110.412 H2 C1 F4 110.412
H2 C1 F5 110.412 F3 C1 F4 108.514
F3 C1 F5 108.514 F4 C1 F5 108.514
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.504      
2 H 0.089      
3 F -0.198      
4 F -0.198      
5 F -0.198      


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 1.605 1.605
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.045 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.045 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.393
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.826 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.826 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.652
Polar
3z2-r27.304
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 1.998 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.998 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.831


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.878
(<r2>)1/2 7.673