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All results from a given calculation for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1878.980480
Energy at 298.15K-1878.980984
HF Energy-1878.980480
Nuclear repulsion energy435.487333
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 TPSSh/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 450 450 0.00 18.05 0.00 0.00
2 E 219 219 0.00 5.50 0.75 0.86
2 E 219 219 0.00 5.50 0.75 0.86
3 T2 739 739 222.69 2.33 0.75 0.86
3 T2 739 739 222.69 2.33 0.75 0.86
3 T2 739 739 222.69 2.33 0.75 0.86
4 T2 315 315 0.84 7.38 0.75 0.86
4 T2 315 315 0.84 7.38 0.75 0.86
4 T2 315 315 0.84 7.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2025.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2025.6 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 TPSSh/6-311G**
ABC
0.05667 0.05667 0.05667

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 1.031 1.031 1.031
Cl3 -1.031 -1.031 1.031
Cl4 -1.031 1.031 -1.031
Cl5 1.031 -1.031 -1.031

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.78611.78611.78611.7861
Cl21.78612.91662.91662.9166
Cl31.78612.91662.91662.9166
Cl41.78612.91662.91662.9166
Cl51.78612.91662.91662.9166

picture of Carbon tetrachloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 109.471 Cl2 C1 Cl4 109.471
Cl2 C1 Cl5 109.471 Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.471
Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.471 Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.399      
2 Cl 0.100      
3 Cl 0.100      
4 Cl 0.100      
5 Cl 0.100      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.728 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.728 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.728


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 251.739
(<r2>)1/2 15.866