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

using model chemistry: G4

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.195073
Energy at 298.15K-1458.188159
HF Energy-1458.615248
Nuclear repulsion energy358.841708
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 B3LYP/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 3063 2955 1.99      
2 A1 1411 1362 5.71      
3 A1 1073 1035 19.78      
4 A1 521 502 10.89      
5 A1 342 330 1.18      
6 A2 296 286 0.00      
7 E 3152 3042 2.71      
7 E 3152 3042 2.71      
8 E 1476 1425 2.40      
8 E 1476 1425 2.41      
9 E 1098 1060 53.98      
9 E 1098 1060 53.99      
10 E 691 667 127.96      
10 E 691 667 127.93      
11 E 342 330 1.88      
11 E 342 330 1.88      
12 E 237 228 0.18      
12 E 237 228 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10349.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9986.9 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07768 0.07768 0.05576

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.774
C2 0.000 0.000 0.255
H3 0.000 -1.030 2.136
H4 0.892 0.515 2.136
H5 -0.892 0.515 2.136
Cl6 0.000 1.689 -0.364
Cl7 -1.462 -0.844 -0.364
Cl8 1.462 -0.844 -0.364

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51861.09171.09171.09172.72452.72452.7245
C21.51862.14452.14452.14451.79861.79861.7986
H31.09172.14451.78361.78363.69362.90282.9028
H41.09172.14451.78361.78362.90283.69362.9028
H51.09172.14451.78361.78362.90282.90283.6936
Cl62.72451.79863.69362.90282.90282.92462.9246
Cl72.72451.79862.90283.69362.90282.92462.9246
Cl82.72451.79862.90282.90283.69362.92462.9246

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 109.947 C1 C2 Cl7 109.947
C1 C2 Cl8 109.947 C2 C1 H3 109.398
C2 C1 H4 109.398 C2 C1 H5 109.398
H3 C1 H4 109.544 H3 C1 H5 109.544
H4 C1 H5 109.544 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.991
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.991 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.991
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.370      
2 C 0.165      
3 H 0.161      
4 H 0.161      
5 H 0.161      
6 Cl -0.093      
7 Cl -0.093      
8 Cl -0.093      


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 1.899 1.899
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 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> 219.171
(<r2>)1/2 14.804