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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: HF/SDD

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.773333
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-50.773333
Nuclear repulsion energy24.022501
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/SDD
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 3276 2950 46.72 186.30 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1453 1308 58.00 16.61 0.43 0.61
3 A1 531 478 15.76 75.59 0.35 0.51
4 E 3415 3075 9.16 85.22 0.75 0.86
4 E 3415 3075 9.16 85.22 0.75 0.86
5 E 1615 1454 6.55 16.83 0.75 0.86
5 E 1615 1454 6.55 16.83 0.75 0.86
6 E 1013 912 17.47 12.18 0.75 0.86
6 E 1013 912 17.47 12.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8672.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9004) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7808.9 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/SDD
ABC
5.28941 0.24123 0.24123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/SDD

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.854
I2 0.000 0.000 0.333
H3 0.000 1.027 -2.172
H4 0.889 -0.513 -2.172
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -2.172

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.18651.07501.07501.0750
I22.18652.70752.70752.7075
H31.07502.70751.77831.7783
H41.07502.70751.77831.7783
H51.07502.70751.77831.7783

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.248 I2 C1 H4 107.248
I2 C1 H5 107.248 H3 C1 H4 111.600
H3 C1 H5 111.600 H4 C1 H5 111.600
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.824      
2 I 0.061      
3 H 0.254      
4 H 0.254      
5 H 0.254      


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 -2.161 2.161
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.674 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.674 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.005
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.835 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.835 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.670
Polar
3z2-r211.340
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 1.814 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.814 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.772


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.441
(<r2>)1/2 7.446