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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.382304
Energy at 298.15K-47.384694
HF Energy-47.382304
Nuclear repulsion energy16.245953
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 2982 2867 54.74      
2 A1 1100 1057 17.14      
3 A1 644 619 17.45      
4 E 3056 2938 40.25      
4 E 3056 2938 40.24      
5 E 1444 1389 9.41      
5 E 1444 1389 9.41      
6 E 449 431 206.04      
6 E 449 431 206.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7311.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7029.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.42033 0.76447 0.76447

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.578
C2 0.000 0.000 0.383
H3 0.000 1.014 0.812
H4 -0.878 -0.507 0.812
H5 0.878 -0.507 0.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.96152.59612.59612.5961
C21.96151.10101.10101.1010
H32.59611.10101.75671.7567
H42.59611.10101.75671.7567
H52.59611.10101.75671.7567

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 112.897 Li1 C2 H4 112.897
Li1 C2 H5 112.897 H3 C2 H4 105.838
H3 C2 H5 105.838 H4 C2 H5 105.838
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.197      
2 C -0.533      
3 H 0.112      
4 H 0.112      
5 H 0.112      


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 -5.259 5.259
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.660 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.660 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.312
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.174 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.174 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.348
Polar
3z2-r220.696
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 4.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.071


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.544
(<r2>)1/2 4.306