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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.623416
Energy at 298.15K-1458.627156
Nuclear repulsion energy361.996593
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 3085 2945 1.71      
2 A1 1410 1346 9.49      
3 A1 1099 1049 18.58      
4 A1 538 514 10.21      
5 A1 350 334 1.41      
6 A2 303 289 0.00      
7 E 3186 3042 1.74      
7 E 3186 3042 1.74      
8 E 1477 1410 2.94      
8 E 1477 1410 2.94      
9 E 1101 1051 59.75      
9 E 1101 1051 59.75      
10 E 729 696 119.45      
10 E 729 696 119.47      
11 E 345 330 1.27      
11 E 345 330 1.27      
12 E 240 230 0.28      
12 E 240 230 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10469.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9995.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07905 0.07905 0.05685

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.763
C2 0.000 0.000 0.250
H3 0.000 -1.029 2.124
H4 0.891 0.515 2.124
H5 -0.891 0.515 2.124
Cl6 0.000 1.672 -0.362
Cl7 -1.448 -0.836 -0.362
Cl8 1.448 -0.836 -0.362

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51291.09061.09061.09062.70362.70362.7036
C21.51292.13782.13782.13781.78051.78051.7805
H31.09062.13781.78271.78273.67072.88292.8829
H41.09062.13781.78271.78272.88293.67072.8829
H51.09062.13781.78271.78272.88292.88293.6707
Cl62.70361.78053.67072.88292.88292.89632.8963
Cl72.70361.78052.88293.67072.88292.89632.8963
Cl82.70361.78052.88292.88293.67072.89632.8963

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.089 C1 C2 Cl7 110.089
C1 C2 Cl8 110.089 C2 C1 H3 109.320
C2 C1 H4 109.320 C2 C1 H5 109.320
H3 C1 H4 109.622 H3 C1 H5 109.622
H4 C1 H5 109.622 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.847
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.847 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.847
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.440      
2 C 0.074      
3 H 0.188      
4 H 0.188      
5 H 0.188      
6 Cl -0.066      
7 Cl -0.066      
8 Cl -0.066      


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 1.887 1.887
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.172 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.007
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.583 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.165
Polar
3z2-r26.330
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 8.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.392


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 215.677
(<r2>)1/2 14.686