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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6959.538543
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6959.538543
Nuclear repulsion energy118.929870
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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 3092 2978 10.94      
2 A1 1287 1239 28.36      
3 A1 541 521 3.06      
4 E 3209 3090 0.65      
4 E 3209 3090 0.65      
5 E 1462 1408 8.38      
5 E 1462 1408 8.38      
6 E 901 868 8.65      
6 E 901 868 8.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8031.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7734.9 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
5.20371 0.24698 0.24698

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.827
I2 0.000 0.000 0.329
H3 0.000 1.035 -2.157
H4 0.896 -0.518 -2.157
H5 -0.896 -0.518 -2.157

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.15651.08641.08641.0864
I22.15652.69312.69312.6931
H31.08642.69311.79291.7929
H41.08642.69311.79291.7929
H51.08642.69311.79291.7929

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 107.671 I2 C1 H4 107.671
I2 C1 H5 107.671 H3 C1 H4 111.210
H3 C1 H5 111.210 H4 C1 H5 111.210
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.507      
2 I -0.031      
3 H 0.179      
4 H 0.179      
5 H 0.179      


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 -1.885 1.885
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.258 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.730
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.764 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.527
Polar
3z2-r211.055
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 4.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.420


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.445
(<r2>)1/2 8.028