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Experimental data for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride)

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Other names
Chlorine fluoride; Chlorine fluoride (ClF3); Chlorine trifluoride; Chlorotrifluoride; Trifluorure de chlore;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/ClF3/c2-1(3)4 JOHWNGGYGAVMGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N FCl(F)F Chlorine trifluoride
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1 752   Shim      
2 A1 529   Shim      
3 A1 328   Shim      
4 B1 328   Shim      
5 B2 702   Shim      
6 B2 442   VEEL5      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Chlorine trifluoride

Point Group C2v


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
F-Cl 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Cl1 F2
Cl1 F3
Cl1 F4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference Comment
12.650 0.050 13.050 0.050 webbook lower limit for EA

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference Comment
2.398 0.100 webbook lower limit for EA
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h False           D3h 0 1
1 2 1A1 C2v True       0.600 NSRDS-NBS10 DT C2v 1 2
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h False       D3h 0 1
1 2 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
7.483 0.193 2015Tha/Wu:144302

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for ClF3 (Chlorine trifluoride).

References
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squib reference DOI
2015Tha/Wu:144302 AJ Thakkar, T Wu "How well do static electronic dipole polarizabilities from gas-phase experiments compare with density functional and MP2 computations?" J. Chem. Phys. 143, 144302 (2015) 10.1063/1.4932594
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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