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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.683262
Energy at 298.15K-1458.686992
Nuclear repulsion energy361.447756
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3108 2951 1.81      
2 A1 1437 1364 11.37      
3 A1 1110 1053 20.45      
4 A1 534 507 13.24      
5 A1 352 334 2.04      
6 A2 312 296 0.00      
7 E 3205 3043 2.16      
7 E 3205 3043 2.16      
8 E 1504 1428 3.74      
8 E 1504 1428 3.73      
9 E 1116 1060 66.01      
9 E 1116 1060 66.01      
10 E 724 687 137.77      
10 E 724 687 137.77      
11 E 345 328 1.05      
11 E 345 328 1.05      
12 E 242 230 0.28      
12 E 242 230 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10562.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10027.4 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.07887 0.07887 0.05651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.757
C2 0.000 0.000 0.246
H3 0.000 -1.028 2.120
H4 0.890 0.514 2.120
H5 -0.890 0.514 2.120
Cl6 0.000 1.677 -0.360
Cl7 -1.453 -0.839 -0.360
Cl8 1.453 -0.839 -0.360

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51081.09021.09021.09022.70112.70112.7011
C21.51082.13752.13752.13751.78351.78351.7835
H31.09022.13751.78041.78043.67022.88072.8807
H41.09022.13751.78041.78042.88073.67022.8807
H51.09022.13751.78041.78042.88072.88073.6702
Cl62.70111.78353.67022.88072.88072.90522.9052
Cl72.70111.78352.88073.67022.88072.90522.9052
Cl82.70111.78352.88072.88073.67022.90522.9052

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 109.875 C1 C2 Cl7 109.875
C1 C2 Cl8 109.875 C2 C1 H3 109.462
C2 C1 H4 109.462 C2 C1 H5 109.462
H3 C1 H4 109.480 H3 C1 H5 109.480
H4 C1 H5 109.480 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.065
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.065 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.065
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.467      
2 C -0.336      
3 H 0.215      
4 H 0.215      
5 H 0.215      
6 Cl 0.053      
7 Cl 0.053      
8 Cl 0.053      


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 1.964 1.964
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.512 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.512 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.227
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.285
Polar
3z2-r26.571
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 8.040 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.041 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.346


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.505
(<r2>)1/2 14.714