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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1418.642521
Energy at 298.15K-1418.642330
HF Energy-1418.642521
Nuclear repulsion energy261.289190
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 PBEPBE/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 2282 2259 0.00      
2 A1 637 631 4.50      
3 A1 354 351 0.29      
4 E 871 862 62.75      
4 E 871 862 62.73      
5 E 702 694 138.31      
5 E 702 694 138.31      
6 E 248 246 0.00      
6 E 248 246 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3458.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3422.4 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.10587 0.10587 0.05577

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.457
H2 0.000 0.000 1.551
Cl3 0.000 1.697 -0.084
Cl4 1.470 -0.849 -0.084
Cl5 -1.470 -0.849 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.09431.78161.78161.7816
H21.09432.35692.35692.3569
Cl31.78162.35692.94012.9401
Cl41.78162.35692.94012.9401
Cl51.78162.35692.94012.9401

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 107.672 D2 C1 Cl4 107.672
D2 C1 Cl5 107.672 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.209
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.209 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.209
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.056      
2 H 0.221      
3 Cl -0.055      
4 Cl -0.055      
5 Cl -0.055      


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 1.116 1.116
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.650 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.554
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.096
Polar
3z2-r24.192
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 8.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.011


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 177.800
(<r2>)1/2 13.334