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All results from a given calculation for NF3 (Nitrogen trifluoride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-354.071311
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-354.071311
Nuclear repulsion energy132.111057
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/6-31G**
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 1063 1021 39.92 10.07 0.00 0.00
2 A1 644 619 2.75 3.79 0.24 0.38
3 E 930 894 208.20 4.07 0.75 0.86
3 E 930 894 208.19 4.07 0.75 0.86
4 E 482 463 0.52 1.86 0.75 0.86
4 E 482 463 0.52 1.86 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2265.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2176.6 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.35055 0.35055 0.19217

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.487
F2 0.000 1.241 -0.126
F3 1.074 -0.620 -0.126
F4 -1.074 -0.620 -0.126

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 F2 F3 F4
N11.38391.38391.3839
F21.38392.14882.1488
F31.38392.14882.1488
F41.38392.14882.1488

picture of Nitrogen trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 N1 F3 101.851 F2 N1 F4 101.851
F3 N1 F4 101.851
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.605      
2 F -0.202      
3 F -0.202      
4 F -0.202      


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 0.095 0.095
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.569 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.508
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.031 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.031 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.061
Polar
3z2-r20.122
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 2.313 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.313 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.351


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.856
(<r2>)1/2 7.474