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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1410.410607
Energy at 298.15K-1410.412392
HF Energy-1410.410607
Nuclear repulsion energy262.412816
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 HF/3-21G*
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 3388 3058 1.36 69.98 0.31 0.47
2 A1 693 626 8.37 16.59 0.01 0.02
3 A1 388 350 0.60 10.64 0.22 0.37
4 E 1390 1254 20.75 8.44 0.75 0.86
4 E 1390 1254 20.75 8.44 0.75 0.86
5 E 802 724 135.37 13.68 0.75 0.86
5 E 802 724 135.37 13.68 0.75 0.86
6 E 284 257 0.24 5.31 0.75 0.86
6 E 284 257 0.24 5.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4710.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4251.5 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.10844 0.10844 0.05627

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.462
H2 0.000 0.000 1.532
Cl3 0.000 1.690 -0.084
Cl4 1.464 -0.845 -0.084
Cl5 -1.464 -0.845 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.06941.77631.77631.7763
H21.06942.33852.33852.3385
Cl31.77632.33852.92712.9271
Cl41.77632.33852.92712.9271
Cl51.77632.33852.92712.9271

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.934 H2 C1 Cl4 107.934
H2 C1 Cl5 107.934 Cl3 C1 Cl4 110.964
Cl3 C1 Cl5 110.964 Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.964
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.505      
2 H 0.349      
3 Cl 0.052      
4 Cl 0.052      
5 Cl 0.052      


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 1.404 1.404
CHELPG 0.000 0.002 1.606 1.606
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -45.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.687
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.468 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.936
Polar
3z2-r25.872
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 6.342 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.342 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.545


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 177.533
(<r2>)1/2 13.324