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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6930.261757
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6930.261757
Nuclear repulsion energy116.381608
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/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 3112 3002 11.23      
2 A1 1342 1295 31.18      
3 A1 512 494 6.23      
4 E 3221 3108 2.09      
4 E 3221 3108 2.09      
5 E 1533 1479 11.73      
5 E 1533 1479 11.73      
6 E 922 890 10.73      
6 E 922 890 10.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8158.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7872.5 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/3-21G
ABC
5.17905 0.23545 0.23545

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.876
I2 0.000 0.000 0.337
H3 0.000 1.038 -2.201
H4 0.899 -0.519 -2.201
H5 -0.899 -0.519 -2.201

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.21251.08751.08751.0875
I22.21252.74232.74232.7423
H31.08752.74231.79711.7971
H41.08752.74231.79711.7971
H51.08752.74231.79711.7971

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 107.435 I2 C1 H4 107.435
I2 C1 H5 107.435 H3 C1 H4 111.428
H3 C1 H5 111.428 H4 C1 H5 111.428
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.830      
2 I 0.091      
3 H 0.246      
4 H 0.246      
5 H 0.246      


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 -1.785 1.785
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.162
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.513 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.026
Polar
3z2-r210.053
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 2.569 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.618


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.449
(<r2>)1/2 8.152