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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6927.236854
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6927.236854
Nuclear repulsion energy117.370771
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 HF/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 3262 2954 22.55 121.34 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1454 1317 57.06 10.30 0.39 0.57
3 A1 555 503 14.71 61.34 0.39 0.56
4 E 3372 3054 1.20 76.28 0.75 0.86
4 E 3372 3054 1.20 76.28 0.75 0.86
5 E 1637 1483 12.75 21.52 0.75 0.86
5 E 1637 1483 12.75 21.52 0.75 0.86
6 E 1002 908 9.06 10.60 0.75 0.86
6 E 1002 908 9.06 10.60 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8647.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7831.1 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 HF/3-21G
ABC
5.30069 0.23934 0.23934

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.860
I2 0.000 0.000 0.334
H3 0.000 1.026 -2.185
H4 0.888 -0.513 -2.185
H5 -0.888 -0.513 -2.185

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.19421.07601.07601.0760
I22.19422.72022.72022.7202
H31.07602.72021.77641.7764
H41.07602.72021.77641.7764
H51.07602.72021.77641.7764

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.599 I2 C1 H4 107.599
I2 C1 H5 107.599 H3 C1 H4 111.277
H3 C1 H5 111.277 H4 C1 H5 111.277
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.888      
2 I 0.102      
3 H 0.262      
4 H 0.262      
5 H 0.262      


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 -1.974 1.974
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.733
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.945
Polar
3z2-r29.891
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 2.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.018


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.037
(<r2>)1/2 8.126