Quantum-chemical ab initio investigation of the vibrational spectrum of halon 1113 and its anharmonic force field: A joint experimental and computational approach

► Halon 1113, potential ozone depleting gas, vibrational eigenstates and intensity. ► FT-IR experimental and theoretical study of chlorotrifluoroethene. ► Ab initio calculations at MP2 and CCSD(T) levels with cc-pVTZ and ANO basis sets. ► Equilibrium geometry and harmonic force field. ► Full CCSD(T) and hybrid anharmonic force fields.