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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.512580
Energy at 298.15K-1458.516055
Nuclear repulsion energy353.032104
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/6-31+G**
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 2994 2979 3.10      
2 A1 1384 1376 7.43      
3 A1 1023 1017 25.78      
4 A1 490 487 12.80      
5 A1 328 326 0.81      
6 A2 301 299 0.00      
7 E 3078 3062 3.49      
7 E 3078 3062 3.49      
8 E 1449 1441 3.56      
8 E 1449 1441 3.56      
9 E 1071 1065 56.44      
9 E 1071 1065 56.45      
10 E 620 617 158.59      
10 E 620 617 158.58      
11 E 332 330 4.33      
11 E 332 330 4.33      
12 E 227 226 0.04      
12 E 227 226 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10035.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9982.3 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.07524 0.07524 0.05375

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.791
C2 0.000 0.000 0.262
H3 0.000 -1.036 2.159
H4 0.897 0.518 2.159
H5 -0.897 0.518 2.159
Cl6 0.000 1.720 -0.369
Cl7 -1.490 -0.860 -0.369
Cl8 1.490 -0.860 -0.369

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.52921.09921.09921.09922.76102.76102.7610
C21.52922.16122.16122.16121.83201.83201.8320
H31.09922.16121.79441.79443.73942.93892.9389
H41.09922.16121.79441.79442.93893.73942.9389
H51.09922.16121.79441.79442.93892.93893.7394
Cl62.76101.83203.73942.93892.93892.97932.9793
Cl72.76101.83202.93893.73942.93892.97932.9793
Cl82.76101.83202.93892.93893.73942.97932.9793

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 110.132 C1 C2 Cl7 110.132
C1 C2 Cl8 110.132 C2 C1 H3 109.532
C2 C1 H4 109.532 C2 C1 H5 109.532
H3 C1 H4 109.411 H3 C1 H5 109.411
H4 C1 H5 109.411 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.802
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.802 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.802
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.515      
2 C -0.134      
3 H 0.188      
4 H 0.188      
5 H 0.188      
6 Cl 0.028      
7 Cl 0.028      
8 Cl 0.028      


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 2.049 2.049
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.975 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.975 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.315
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.830 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.660
Polar
3z2-r27.321
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 226.382
(<r2>)1/2 15.046