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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.515071
Energy at 298.15K-1458.518536
Nuclear repulsion energy354.706433
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2989 2972 2.24      
2 A1 1371 1363 3.99      
3 A1 1025 1019 24.22      
4 A1 494 492 11.78      
5 A1 326 325 0.92      
6 A2 287 285 0.00      
7 E 3073 3056 3.50      
7 E 3073 3056 3.50      
8 E 1438 1431 1.87      
8 E 1438 1431 1.87      
9 E 1064 1058 50.87      
9 E 1064 1058 50.88      
10 E 631 628 141.53      
10 E 631 628 141.51      
11 E 329 327 3.12      
11 E 329 327 3.12      
12 E 225 224 0.06      
12 E 225 224 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10006.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9951.0 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07592 0.07592 0.05439

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.790
C2 0.000 0.000 0.261
H3 0.000 -1.036 2.155
H4 0.897 0.518 2.155
H5 -0.897 0.518 2.155
Cl6 0.000 1.710 -0.368
Cl7 -1.481 -0.855 -0.368
Cl8 1.481 -0.855 -0.368

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.52821.09851.09851.09852.75312.75312.7531
C21.52822.15822.15822.15821.82201.82201.8220
H31.09852.15821.79471.79473.72882.93082.9308
H41.09852.15821.79471.79472.93083.72882.9308
H51.09852.15821.79471.79472.93082.93083.7288
Cl62.75311.82203.72882.93082.93082.96142.9614
Cl72.75311.82202.93083.72882.93082.96142.9614
Cl82.75311.82202.93082.93083.72882.96142.9614

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.215 C1 C2 Cl7 110.215
C1 C2 Cl8 110.215 C2 C1 H3 109.402
C2 C1 H4 109.402 C2 C1 H5 109.402
H3 C1 H4 109.540 H3 C1 H5 109.540
H4 C1 H5 109.540 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.718
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.718 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.718
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.333      
2 C 0.199      
3 H 0.146      
4 H 0.146      
5 H 0.146      
6 Cl -0.102      
7 Cl -0.102      
8 Cl -0.102      


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 1.915 1.915
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.569 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.206
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.681 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.363
Polar
3z2-r26.725
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 9.403 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.403 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.702


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 223.659
(<r2>)1/2 14.955