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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1451.384298
Energy at 298.15K-1451.387906
Nuclear repulsion energy350.502151
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3083 2964 0.00      
2 A1 1472 1415 24.99      
3 A1 1095 1053 34.30      
4 A1 493 473 16.11      
5 A1 323 310 2.18      
6 A2 311 299 0.00      
7 E 3171 3048 0.09      
7 E 3171 3048 0.09      
8 E 1531 1471 5.79      
8 E 1531 1471 5.79      
9 E 1142 1098 79.82      
9 E 1142 1098 79.82      
10 E 681 654 146.98      
10 E 681 654 146.98      
11 E 338 325 1.08      
11 E 338 325 1.08      
12 E 228 219 0.56      
12 E 228 219 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10478.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10072.1 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.07427 0.07427 0.05261

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.781
C2 0.000 0.000 0.279
H3 0.000 -1.032 2.146
H4 0.893 0.516 2.146
H5 -0.893 0.516 2.146
Cl6 0.000 1.739 -0.369
Cl7 -1.506 -0.869 -0.369
Cl8 1.506 -0.869 -0.369

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.50231.09411.09411.09412.76522.76522.7652
C21.50232.13282.13282.13281.85561.85561.8556
H31.09412.13281.78691.78693.74142.93532.9353
H41.09412.13281.78691.78692.93533.74142.9353
H51.09412.13281.78691.78692.93532.93533.7414
Cl62.76521.85563.74142.93532.93533.01183.0118
Cl72.76521.85562.93533.74142.93533.01183.0118
Cl82.76521.85562.93532.93533.74143.01183.0118

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 110.430 C1 C2 Cl7 110.430
C1 C2 Cl8 110.430 C2 C1 H3 109.451
C2 C1 H4 109.451 C2 C1 H5 109.451
H3 C1 H4 109.492 H3 C1 H5 109.492
H4 C1 H5 109.492 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.495
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.495 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.495
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.566      
2 C -0.659      
3 H 0.275      
4 H 0.275      
5 H 0.275      
6 Cl 0.133      
7 Cl 0.133      
8 Cl 0.133      


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 2.544 2.544
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.442 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -52.442 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.586
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.428 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.856
Polar
3z2-r29.711
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 229.391
(<r2>)1/2 15.146