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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1457.891319
Energy at 298.15K-1457.894893
HF Energy-1457.891319
Nuclear repulsion energy356.996766
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3015 2965 1.55      
2 A1 1387 1364 11.51      
3 A1 1062 1045 27.37      
4 A1 511 502 14.09      
5 A1 339 334 1.52      
6 A2 308 302 0.00      
7 E 3107 3055 2.34      
7 E 3107 3055 2.34      
8 E 1457 1433 3.40      
8 E 1457 1433 3.40      
9 E 1076 1059 64.74      
9 E 1076 1059 64.74      
10 E 662 651 156.04      
10 E 662 651 156.05      
11 E 338 332 2.43      
11 E 338 332 2.43      
12 E 234 230 0.12      
12 E 234 230 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10183.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10015.8 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.07698 0.07698 0.05503

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.773
C2 0.000 0.000 0.252
H3 0.000 -1.038 2.140
H4 0.899 0.519 2.140
H5 -0.899 0.519 2.140
Cl6 0.000 1.700 -0.364
Cl7 -1.472 -0.850 -0.364
Cl8 1.472 -0.850 -0.364

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.52041.10081.10081.10082.73052.73052.7305
C21.52042.15442.15442.15441.80811.80811.8081
H31.10082.15441.79731.79733.71032.91122.9112
H41.10082.15441.79731.79732.91123.71032.9112
H51.10082.15441.79731.79732.91122.91123.7103
Cl62.73051.80813.71032.91122.91122.94412.9441
Cl72.73051.80812.91123.71032.91122.94412.9441
Cl82.73051.80812.91122.91123.71032.94412.9441

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 109.938 C1 C2 Cl7 109.938
C1 C2 Cl8 109.938 C2 C1 H3 109.508
C2 C1 H4 109.508 C2 C1 H5 109.508
H3 C1 H4 109.434 H3 C1 H5 109.434
H4 C1 H5 109.434 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.001
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.001 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.001
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.455      
2 C -0.328      
3 H 0.210      
4 H 0.210      
5 H 0.210      
6 Cl 0.051      
7 Cl 0.051      
8 Cl 0.051      


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 1.979 1.979
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.689 -0.001 0.004
y -0.001 -50.689 0.000
z 0.004 0.000 -47.323
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.683 -0.001 0.004
y -0.001 -1.683 0.000
z 0.004 0.000 3.367
Polar
3z2-r26.734
x2-y20.000
xy-0.001
xz0.004
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.434 -0.004 0.002
y -0.004 8.434 0.000
z 0.002 0.000 6.623


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.285
(<r2>)1/2 14.876