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All results from a given calculation for CH3 (Methyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 2A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.755632
Energy at 298.15K-39.756797
HF Energy-39.578091
Nuclear repulsion energy9.742243
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 MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3198 3043 0.00 162.09 0.05 0.09
2 A2" 481 457 76.62 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 3360 3197 1.59 24.71 0.75 0.86
3 E' 3360 3197 1.59 24.71 0.75 0.86
4 E' 1445 1375 2.20 0.78 0.75 0.86
4 E' 1445 1375 2.20 0.78 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6644.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9514) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6321.8 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 MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
9.70714 9.70714 4.85357

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 1.072 0.000
H3 0.928 -0.536 0.000
H4 -0.928 -0.536 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4
C11.07181.07181.0718
H21.07181.85641.8564
H31.07181.85641.8564
H41.07181.85641.8564

picture of Methyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 120.000 H2 C1 H4 120.000
H3 C1 H4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability