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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1456.497965
Energy at 298.15K-1456.501957
HF Energy-1455.909430
Nuclear repulsion energy362.730520
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3193 2949 2.81      
2 A1 1519 1403 9.08      
3 A1 1164 1075 12.64      
4 A1 565 522 10.88      
5 A1 374 345 2.02      
6 A2 331 305 0.00      
7 E 3288 3037 3.03      
7 E 3288 3037 3.03      
8 E 1574 1454 4.17      
8 E 1574 1454 4.17      
9 E 1187 1097 61.53      
9 E 1187 1097 61.53      
10 E 810 748 105.56      
10 E 810 748 105.56      
11 E 368 340 0.50      
11 E 368 340 0.50      
12 E 262 242 0.39      
12 E 262 242 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11061.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10217.4 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.07939 0.07939 0.05698

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.756
C2 0.000 0.000 0.241
H3 0.000 -1.024 2.118
H4 0.887 0.512 2.118
H5 -0.887 0.512 2.118
Cl6 0.000 1.670 -0.360
Cl7 -1.446 -0.835 -0.360
Cl8 1.446 -0.835 -0.360

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51521.08611.08611.08612.69562.69562.6956
C21.51522.13842.13842.13841.77491.77491.7749
H31.08612.13841.77361.77363.66042.87532.8753
H41.08612.13841.77361.77362.87533.66042.8753
H51.08612.13841.77361.77362.87532.87533.6604
Cl62.69561.77493.66042.87532.87532.89302.8930
Cl72.69561.77492.87533.66042.87532.89302.8930
Cl82.69561.77492.87532.87533.66042.89302.8930

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 109.776 C1 C2 Cl7 109.776
C1 C2 Cl8 109.776 C2 C1 H3 109.470
C2 C1 H4 109.470 C2 C1 H5 109.470
H3 C1 H4 109.473 H3 C1 H5 109.473
H4 C1 H5 109.472 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.165
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.165 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability