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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1418.758040
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1418.573679
Nuclear repulsion energy261.863616
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
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 3232 3066 0.04 71.38 0.30 0.46
2 A1 684 649 7.14 9.98 0.00 0.00
3 A1 376 357 0.48 9.26 0.24 0.39
4 E 1290 1224 31.29 8.20 0.75 0.86
4 E 1290 1224 31.29 8.20 0.75 0.86
5 E 776 736 171.15 3.91 0.75 0.86
5 E 776 736 171.15 3.91 0.75 0.86
6 E 268 254 0.08 5.17 0.75 0.86
6 E 268 254 0.08 5.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4479.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4249.6 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.10796 0.10796 0.05597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.454
H2 0.000 0.000 1.538
Cl3 0.000 1.694 -0.084
Cl4 1.467 -0.847 -0.084
Cl5 -1.467 -0.847 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.08401.77751.77751.7775
H21.08402.34502.34502.3450
Cl31.77752.34502.93482.9348
Cl41.77752.34502.93482.9348
Cl51.77752.34502.93482.9348

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.589 H2 C1 Cl4 107.589
H2 C1 Cl5 107.589 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.286
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.286 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.286
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.396      
2 H 0.279      
3 Cl 0.039      
4 Cl 0.039      
5 Cl 0.039      


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 1.270 1.270
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.535 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.028
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.253 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.507
Polar
3z2-r25.014
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 6.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.842


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 177.672
(<r2>)1/2 13.329