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All results from a given calculation for CH4 (Methane)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-40.449640
Energy at 298.15K-40.452639
HF Energy-40.449640
Nuclear repulsion energy13.329383
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 2983 2952 0.00 113.82 0.00 0.00
2 E 1517 1502 0.00 22.47 0.75 0.86
2 E 1517 1502 0.00 22.47 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3109 3077 17.62 47.44 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3109 3077 17.62 47.44 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3109 3077 17.62 47.44 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1288 1275 12.89 1.51 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1288 1275 12.89 1.51 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1288 1275 12.89 1.51 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9604.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9505.6 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
5.19648 5.19648 5.19648

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.634 0.634 0.634
H3 -0.634 -0.634 0.634
H4 -0.634 0.634 -0.634
H5 0.634 -0.634 -0.634

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C11.09871.09871.09871.0987
H21.09871.79411.79411.7941
H31.09871.79411.79411.7941
H41.09871.79411.79411.7941
H51.09871.79411.79411.7941

picture of Methane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471
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 -0.579      
2 H 0.145      
3 H 0.145      
4 H 0.145      
5 H 0.145      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.214
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
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 1.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.997 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.997


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 9.959
(<r2>)1/2 3.156