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

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-1419.220593
Energy at 298.15K-1419.220325
HF Energy-1419.220593
Nuclear repulsion energy258.321293
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 2283 2271 0.05      
2 A1 617 613 4.95      
3 A1 343 341 0.28      
4 E 868 863 53.98      
4 E 868 863 54.00      
5 E 663 659 153.16      
5 E 663 659 153.12      
6 E 243 242 0.03      
6 E 243 242 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3394.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3376.2 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
0.10345 0.10345 0.05445

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 0.460
H2 0.000 0.000 1.551
Cl3 0.000 1.718 -0.085
Cl4 1.488 -0.859 -0.085
Cl5 -1.488 -0.859 -0.085

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.09111.80231.80231.8023
H21.09112.37232.37232.3723
Cl31.80232.37232.97562.9756
Cl41.80232.37232.97562.9756
Cl51.80232.37232.97562.9756

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 107.596 D2 C1 Cl4 107.596
D2 C1 Cl5 107.596 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.280
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.280 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.280
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 0.028      
2 H 0.198      
3 Cl -0.075      
4 Cl -0.075      
5 Cl -0.075      


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 1.134 1.134
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.853 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.679
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.087 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.174
Polar
3z2-r24.348
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 8.144 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.144 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.009


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 181.498
(<r2>)1/2 13.472