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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1457.998250
Energy at 298.15K-1458.001859
Nuclear repulsion energy357.364786
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/6-311G**
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 2996 2969 1.16      
2 A1 1367 1355 11.87      
3 A1 1057 1047 26.73      
4 A1 509 504 13.09      
5 A1 339 336 0.76      
6 A2 310 307 0.00      
7 E 3083 3055 2.41      
7 E 3083 3055 2.41      
8 E 1424 1411 2.73      
8 E 1424 1411 2.73      
9 E 1062 1052 67.70      
9 E 1062 1052 67.69      
10 E 653 647 160.11      
10 E 653 647 160.15      
11 E 338 335 3.68      
11 E 338 335 3.68      
12 E 237 234 0.01      
12 E 237 234 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10085.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9993.2 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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
ABC
0.07714 0.07714 0.05513

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.770
C2 0.000 0.000 0.255
H3 0.000 -1.035 2.138
H4 0.896 0.517 2.138
H5 -0.896 0.517 2.138
Cl6 0.000 1.698 -0.364
Cl7 -1.471 -0.849 -0.364
Cl8 1.471 -0.849 -0.364

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51511.09841.09841.09842.72692.72692.7269
C21.51512.14902.14902.14901.80731.80731.8073
H31.09842.14901.79221.79223.70522.90812.9081
H41.09842.14901.79221.79222.90813.70522.9081
H51.09842.14901.79221.79222.90812.90813.7052
Cl62.72691.80733.70522.90812.90812.94142.9414
Cl72.72691.80732.90813.70522.90812.94142.9414
Cl82.72691.80732.90812.90813.70522.94142.9414

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 110.010 C1 C2 Cl7 110.010
C1 C2 Cl8 110.010 C2 C1 H3 109.593
C2 C1 H4 109.593 C2 C1 H5 109.593
H3 C1 H4 109.349 H3 C1 H5 109.349
H4 C1 H5 109.349 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.927
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.927 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.927
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.229      
2 C -0.454      
3 H 0.172      
4 H 0.172      
5 H 0.172      
6 Cl 0.056      
7 Cl 0.056      
8 Cl 0.056      


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 2.026 2.026
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.779 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.372
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.704 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.704 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.407
Polar
3z2-r26.814
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 9.007 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.007 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 7.205


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.570
(<r2>)1/2 14.885