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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.110275
Energy at 298.15K-47.112791
HF Energy-47.110275
Nuclear repulsion energy16.146767
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 2968 2853 66.87      
2 A1 1145 1100 13.86      
3 A1 666 640 13.49      
4 E 3042 2924 44.47      
4 E 3042 2924 44.47      
5 E 1533 1474 5.38      
5 E 1533 1474 5.38      
6 E 513 493 278.14      
6 E 513 493 278.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7477.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7187.2 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
5.32104 0.75044 0.75044

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)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.592
C2 0.000 0.000 0.393
H3 0.000 1.024 0.806
H4 -0.886 -0.512 0.806
H5 0.886 -0.512 0.806

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98552.60822.60822.6082
C21.98551.10401.10401.1040
H32.60821.10401.77301.7730
H42.60821.10401.77301.7730
H52.60821.10401.77301.7730

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 111.995 Li1 C2 H4 111.995
Li1 C2 H5 111.995 H3 C2 H4 106.834
H3 C2 H5 106.834 H4 C2 H5 106.834
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.416      
2 C -0.913      
3 H 0.166      
4 H 0.166      
5 H 0.166      


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 -4.873 4.873
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.592 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.839
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.876 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.753
Polar
3z2-r219.505
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 4.453 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.453 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.674


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.839
(<r2>)1/2 4.340