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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1418.642510
Energy at 298.15K-1418.644071
HF Energy-1418.642510
Nuclear repulsion energy261.307235
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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3099 3067 0.25 65.06 0.27 0.42
2 A1 656 649 4.85 10.78 0.00 0.01
3 A1 356 353 0.27 8.43 0.19 0.32
4 E 1178 1166 21.91 4.51 0.75 0.86
4 E 1178 1166 21.91 4.51 0.75 0.86
5 E 723 716 181.36 1.78 0.75 0.86
5 E 723 716 181.36 1.78 0.75 0.86
6 E 250 247 0.00 3.94 0.75 0.86
6 E 250 247 0.00 3.94 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4206.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4162.8 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.10754 0.10754 0.05578

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.457
H2 0.000 0.000 1.551
Cl3 0.000 1.697 -0.084
Cl4 1.470 -0.849 -0.084
Cl5 -1.470 -0.849 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.09431.78141.78141.7814
H21.09432.35682.35682.3568
Cl31.78142.35682.93992.9399
Cl41.78142.35682.93992.9399
Cl51.78142.35682.93992.9399

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.672 H2 C1 Cl4 107.672
H2 C1 Cl5 107.672 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.209
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.209 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.209
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.056      
2 H 0.221      
3 Cl -0.055      
4 Cl -0.055      
5 Cl -0.055      


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 1.116 1.116
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.650 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.554
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.096
Polar
3z2-r24.191
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 8.005 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.011


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 177.778
(<r2>)1/2 13.333