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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.021217
Energy at 298.15K-50.022950
Nuclear repulsion energy56.831512
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 HF/CEP-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 3445 3105 1.59      
2 A1 676 610 16.73      
3 A1 375 338 1.45      
4 E 1350 1217 53.27      
4 E 1350 1217 53.27      
5 E 818 737 175.83      
5 E 818 737 175.83      
6 E 271 244 0.72      
6 E 271 244 0.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4686.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9014) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4223.9 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 HF/CEP-31G
ABC
0.10263 0.10263 0.05320

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.408
H2 0.000 0.000 1.483
Cl3 0.000 1.738 -0.148
Cl4 1.505 -0.869 -0.148
Cl5 -1.505 -0.869 -0.148

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.07531.82471.82471.8247
H21.07532.38352.38352.3835
Cl31.82472.38353.01043.0104
Cl41.82472.38353.01043.0104
Cl51.82472.38353.01043.0104

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.733 H2 C1 Cl4 107.733
H2 C1 Cl5 107.733 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.152
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.152 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.152
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.428      
2 H 0.282      
3 Cl 0.048      
4 Cl 0.048      
5 Cl 0.048      


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 1.712 1.712
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.045 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -45.045 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.611
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.217 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.434
Polar
3z2-r28.867
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 6.393 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.393 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.374


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.972
(<r2>)1/2 9.694