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

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.377862
Energy at 298.15K-47.380202
HF Energy-47.377862
Nuclear repulsion energy16.135847
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 BLYP/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 2892 2881 95.81      
2 A1 1059 1055 40.39      
3 A1 601 599 10.59      
4 E 2950 2938 45.86      
4 E 2950 2938 45.85      
5 E 1421 1416 6.40      
5 E 1421 1416 6.40      
6 E 435 433 190.56      
6 E 435 433 190.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7081.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7054.2 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
5.34315 0.75010 0.75010

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.593
C2 0.000 0.000 0.390
H3 0.000 1.022 0.813
H4 -0.885 -0.511 0.813
H5 0.885 -0.511 0.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98342.61442.61442.6144
C21.98341.10571.10571.1057
H32.61441.10571.76931.7693
H42.61441.10571.76931.7693
H52.61441.10571.76931.7693

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 112.506 Li1 C2 H4 112.506
Li1 C2 H5 112.506 H3 C2 H4 106.274
H3 C2 H5 106.274 H4 C2 H5 106.274
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.379      
2 C -0.617      
3 H 0.079      
4 H 0.079      
5 H 0.079      


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 -5.171 5.171
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.171 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.171 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.321
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.925 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.850
Polar
3z2-r219.701
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 5.224 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.225 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 8.106


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.195
(<r2>)1/2 4.381