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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6956.438709
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6956.438709
Nuclear repulsion energy118.981436
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/6-311G**
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 3231 2935 24.68 126.99 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1410 1281 63.65 7.78 0.32 0.48
3 A1 554 503 11.58 51.22 0.31 0.47
4 E 3346 3039 2.18 69.42 0.75 0.86
4 E 3346 3039 2.18 69.42 0.75 0.86
5 E 1587 1442 6.64 8.17 0.75 0.86
5 E 1587 1442 6.64 8.17 0.75 0.86
6 E 981 891 7.08 2.63 0.75 0.86
6 E 981 891 7.08 2.63 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8510.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7732.1 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/6-311G**
ABC
5.28756 0.24676 0.24676

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.830
I2 0.000 0.000 0.329
H3 0.000 1.027 -2.155
H4 0.889 -0.513 -2.155
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -2.155

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.15901.07711.07711.0771
I22.15902.68792.68792.6879
H31.07712.68791.77861.7786
H41.07712.68791.77861.7786
H51.07712.68791.77861.7786

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 107.560 I2 C1 H4 107.560
I2 C1 H5 107.560 H3 C1 H4 111.313
H3 C1 H5 111.313 H4 C1 H5 111.313
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.400      
2 I -0.057      
3 H 0.152      
4 H 0.152      
5 H 0.152      


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 -2.142 2.142
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.812 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.934
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.939 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.939 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.878
Polar
3z2-r211.755
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 4.065 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.574


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.694
(<r2>)1/2 8.043