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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.401122
Energy at 298.15K-47.403578
HF Energy-47.401122
Nuclear repulsion energy16.185531
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*
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 2982 2863 76.46      
2 A1 1138 1093 39.23      
3 A1 641 615 14.56      
4 E 3048 2927 43.40      
4 E 3048 2927 43.39      
5 E 1492 1433 8.11      
5 E 1492 1433 8.11      
6 E 491 472 221.61      
6 E 491 472 221.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7410.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7116.1 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*
ABC
5.38229 0.75335 0.75335

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.590
C2 0.000 0.000 0.390
H3 0.000 1.018 0.811
H4 -0.881 -0.509 0.811
H5 0.881 -0.509 0.811

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.97962.60782.60782.6078
C21.97961.10161.10161.1016
H32.60781.10161.76291.7629
H42.60781.10161.76291.7629
H52.60781.10161.76291.7629

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.487 Li1 C2 H4 112.487
Li1 C2 H5 112.487 H3 C2 H4 106.295
H3 C2 H5 106.295 H4 C2 H5 106.295
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.346      
2 C -0.693      
3 H 0.116      
4 H 0.116      
5 H 0.116      


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 -5.003 5.003
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.885
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.942 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.885
Polar
3z2-r219.769
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 4.575 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.575 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.746


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.869
(<r2>)1/2 4.344