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All results from a given calculation for CCl3 (Trichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3 2A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1418.735108
Energy at 298.15K-1418.735101
HF Energy-1418.735108
Nuclear repulsion energy248.716457
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 B97D3/6-311G**
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 457 451 0.05      
2 A1 349 344 0.67      
3 E 805 794 252.94      
3 E 805 794 253.00      
4 E 273 269 0.12      
4 E 273 269 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1480.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1459.6 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 B97D3/6-311G**
ABC
0.10981 0.10981 0.05532

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.294
Cl2 0.000 1.704 -0.035
Cl3 1.476 -0.852 -0.035
Cl4 -1.476 -0.852 -0.035

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.73571.73571.7357
Cl21.73572.95192.9519
Cl31.73572.95192.9519
Cl41.73572.95192.9519

picture of Trichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 116.189 Cl2 C1 Cl4 116.189
Cl3 C1 Cl4 116.189
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.242      
2 Cl 0.081      
3 Cl 0.081      
4 Cl 0.081      


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 -0.290 0.290
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.392 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.916
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.523
Polar
3z2-r2-3.046
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 7.833 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.834 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.996


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 175.509
(<r2>)1/2 13.248