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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.408205
Energy at 298.15K-47.410609
HF Energy-47.408205
Nuclear repulsion energy16.254602
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 B3LYP/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 2975 2871 60.73      
2 A1 1100 1062 39.24      
3 A1 642 619 11.00      
4 E 3040 2934 38.04      
4 E 3040 2934 38.03      
5 E 1452 1401 10.82      
5 E 1452 1401 10.82      
6 E 457 441 208.23      
6 E 457 441 208.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7308.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7052.5 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.40662 0.76546 0.76546

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.577
C2 0.000 0.000 0.385
H3 0.000 1.016 0.808
H4 -0.879 -0.508 0.808
H5 0.879 -0.508 0.808

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.96142.59182.59182.5918
C21.96141.10011.10011.1001
H32.59181.10011.75891.7589
H42.59181.10011.75891.7589
H52.59181.10011.75891.7589

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 112.620 Li1 C2 H4 112.620
Li1 C2 H5 112.620 H3 C2 H4 106.147
H3 C2 H5 106.147 H4 C2 H5 106.147
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.155      
2 C -0.427      
3 H 0.090      
4 H 0.090      
5 H 0.090      


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 -5.074 5.074
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.828 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.828 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.744
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.042 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.083
Polar
3z2-r220.167
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 4.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.647 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.831


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.686
(<r2>)1/2 4.323