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All results from a given calculation for Si3H8 (trisilane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-868.664813
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-868.664813
Nuclear repulsion energy191.783503
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
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 2205 2105 140.14      
2 A1 2188 2089 5.91      
3 A1 2174 2075 76.54      
4 A1 933 891 56.84      
5 A1 899 858 11.99      
6 A1 848 810 163.18      
7 A1 555 530 6.99      
8 A1 375 358 0.24      
9 A1 102 98 1.22      
10 A2 2201 2101 0.00      
11 A2 925 883 0.00      
12 A2 709 677 0.00      
13 A2 427 407 0.00      
14 A2 22i 21i 0.00      
15 B1 2208 2108 247.29      
16 B1 2190 2091 5.11      
17 B1 930 888 65.55      
18 B1 574 548 9.96      
19 B1 291 278 15.78      
20 B1 54 51 0.01      
21 B2 2203 2103 70.54      
22 B2 2182 2083 115.61      
23 B2 930 888 36.98      
24 B2 832 795 272.07      
25 B2 688 657 222.32      
26 B2 453 433 13.42      
27 B2 428 408 9.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14240.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13593.7 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.29185 0.06723 0.05801

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.933
Si2 0.000 1.922 -0.436
Si3 0.000 -1.922 -0.436
H4 1.218 0.000 1.809
H5 -1.218 0.000 1.809
H6 0.000 3.179 0.380
H7 0.000 -3.179 0.380
H8 1.215 1.909 -1.312
H9 -1.215 1.909 -1.312
H10 -1.215 -1.909 -1.312
H11 1.215 -1.909 -1.312

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 Si3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
Si12.35982.35981.50031.50033.22733.22733.18843.18843.18843.1884
Si22.35983.84413.19663.19661.49865.16621.49861.49864.11404.1140
Si32.35983.84413.19663.19665.16621.49864.11404.11401.49861.4986
H41.50033.19663.19662.43613.69283.69283.65934.39464.39463.6593
H51.50033.19663.19662.43613.69283.69284.39463.65933.65934.3946
H63.22731.49865.16623.69283.69286.35892.43992.43995.49875.4987
H73.22735.16621.49863.69283.69286.35895.49875.49872.43992.4399
H83.18841.49864.11403.65934.39462.43995.49872.43074.52663.8186
H93.18841.49864.11404.39463.65932.43995.49872.43073.81864.5266
H103.18844.11401.49864.39463.65935.49872.43994.52663.81862.4307
H113.18844.11401.49863.65934.39465.49872.43993.81864.52662.4307

picture of trisilane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 S2 H6 111.579 S1 S2 H8 109.419
S1 S2 H9 109.419 S1 S3 H7 111.579
S1 S3 H10 109.419 S1 S3 H11 109.419
S2 S1 S3 109.078 S2 S1 H4 109.799
S2 S1 H5 109.799 S3 S1 H4 109.799
S3 S1 H5 109.799 H4 S1 H5 108.556
H6 S2 H8 108.991 H6 S2 H9 108.991
H7 S3 H10 108.991 H7 S3 H11 108.991
H8 S2 H9 108.383 H10 S3 H11 108.383
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.013      
2 Si 0.280      
3 Si 0.280      
4 H -0.056      
5 H -0.056      
6 H -0.077      
7 H -0.077      
8 H -0.076      
9 H -0.076      
10 H -0.076      
11 H -0.076      


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 0.046 0.046
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.505 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.888
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.351 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.224
Polar
3z2-r2-0.448
x2-y20.318
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.286 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.355 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.806


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 208.169
(<r2>)1/2 14.428