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

using model chemistry: LSDA/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-46.476277
Energy at 298.15K-46.478781
Nuclear repulsion energy16.156132
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 LSDA/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3272 2930 34.81      
2 A1 1281 1147 41.19      
3 A1 651 583 2.94      
4 E 3421 3064 15.84      
4 E 3421 3064 15.84      
5 E 1636 1465 12.08      
5 E 1636 1465 12.08      
6 E 595 533 349.24      
6 E 595 533 349.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8253.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7391.4 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 LSDA/STO-3G
ABC
5.37813 0.74253 0.74253

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.602
C2 0.000 0.000 0.397
H3 0.000 1.018 0.809
H4 -0.882 -0.509 0.809
H5 0.882 -0.509 0.809

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.99872.61732.61732.6173
C21.99871.09861.09861.0986
H32.61731.09861.76361.7636
H42.61731.09861.76361.7636
H52.61731.09861.76361.7636

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 112.053 Li1 C2 H4 112.053
Li1 C2 H5 112.053 H3 C2 H4 106.771
H3 C2 H5 106.771 H4 C2 H5 106.771
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.087      
2 C -0.320      
3 H 0.078      
4 H 0.078      
5 H 0.078      


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 -3.315 3.315
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.358 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.358 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.984
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.375
Polar
3z2-r220.749
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 3.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.913 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.147


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.652
(<r2>)1/2 4.319