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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.099995
Energy at 298.15K-47.102317
Nuclear repulsion energy16.260344
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/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 2925 2889 48.63      
2 A1 1040 1028 0.21      
3 A1 640 632 25.75      
4 E 3005 2968 30.91      
4 E 3005 2968 30.90      
5 E 1380 1363 2.30      
5 E 1380 1363 2.30      
6 E 418 413 186.97      
6 E 418 413 186.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7104.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9877) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7017.4 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/6-311G**
ABC
5.37786 0.77658 0.77658

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.565
C2 0.000 0.000 0.378
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
Li11.94212.58322.58322.5832
C21.94211.10601.10601.1060
H32.58321.10601.76361.7636
H42.58321.10601.76361.7636
H52.58321.10601.76361.7636

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 112.987 Li1 C2 H4 112.987
Li1 C2 H5 112.987 H3 C2 H4 105.738
H3 C2 H5 105.738 H4 C2 H5 105.738
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.408      
2 C -0.773      
3 H 0.122      
4 H 0.122      
5 H 0.122      


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 -5.256 5.256
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.911
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.020
Polar
3z2-r220.041
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 4.675 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.676 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.244


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.641
(<r2>)1/2 4.317