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All results from a given calculation for CDCl3 (trichloromethane-d)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1416.778444
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1416.778444
Nuclear repulsion energy256.129416
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/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G
ABC
0.10170 0.10170 0.05349

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.470
H2 0.000 0.000 1.537
Cl3 0.000 1.733 -0.085
Cl4 1.501 -0.867 -0.085
Cl5 -1.501 -0.867 -0.085

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.06711.82021.82021.8202
H21.06712.37442.37442.3744
Cl31.82022.37443.00213.0021
Cl41.82022.37443.00213.0021
Cl51.82022.37443.00213.0021

picture of trichloromethane-d state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
D2 C1 Cl3 107.776 D2 C1 Cl4 107.776
D2 C1 Cl5 107.776 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.112
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.112 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.112
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.650      
2 H 0.321      
3 Cl 0.110      
4 Cl 0.110      
5 Cl 0.110      


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 1.706 1.706
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -46.843 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -46.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.526
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.317
Polar
3z2-r28.634
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 6.630 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.009


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 185.637
(<r2>)1/2 13.625