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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.365652
Energy at 298.15K-47.368025
HF Energy-47.365652
Nuclear repulsion energy16.157116
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 BLYP/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 2906 2890 67.45      
2 A1 1054 1049 105.74      
3 A1 618 615 2.95      
4 E 2970 2953 32.15      
4 E 2970 2953 32.13      
5 E 1416 1408 14.49      
5 E 1416 1408 14.49      
6 E 452 449 220.90      
6 E 452 449 220.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7126.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7087.3 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.33098 0.75618 0.75618

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.586
C2 0.000 0.000 0.388
H3 0.000 1.023 0.810
H4 -0.886 -0.511 0.810
H5 0.886 -0.511 0.810

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.97432.60582.60582.6058
C21.97431.10651.10651.1065
H32.60581.10651.77131.7713
H42.60581.10651.77131.7713
H52.60581.10651.77131.7713

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.442 Li1 C2 H4 112.442
Li1 C2 H5 112.442 H3 C2 H4 106.344
H3 C2 H5 106.344 H4 C2 H5 106.344
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.110      
2 C -0.355      
3 H 0.082      
4 H 0.082      
5 H 0.082      


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 -4.721 4.721
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.115 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.115 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.441
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.674
Polar
3z2-r219.347
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 5.308 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.308 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 8.738


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.113
(<r2>)1/2 4.372