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All results from a given calculation for CH3CBr3 (1,1,1-tribromoethane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-7793.110727
Energy at 298.15K-7793.122198
HF Energy-7793.110727
Nuclear repulsion energy958.533043
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/6-31G**
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 2991 2968 2.84      
2 A1 1378 1367 4.64      
3 A1 1016 1008 12.74      
4 A1 391 388 6.72      
5 A1 206 204 0.01      
6 A2 289 287 0.00      
7 E 3074 3050 3.56      
7 E 3074 3050 3.56      
8 E 1451 1439 2.33      
8 E 1451 1439 2.33      
9 E 1057 1049 52.08      
9 E 1057 1048 52.06      
10 E 553 549 109.85      
10 E 553 549 109.82      
11 E 265 263 3.70      
11 E 265 263 3.70      
12 E 144 143 0.01      
12 E 144 143 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9677.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9603.3 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.03407 0.03407 0.02022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.481
C2 0.000 0.000 2.006
Br3 0.000 1.873 -0.210
Br4 1.622 -0.936 -0.210
Br5 -1.622 -0.936 -0.210
H6 0.000 -1.035 2.376
H7 0.896 0.518 2.376
H8 -0.896 0.518 2.376

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Br4 Br5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52431.99641.99641.99642.15892.15892.1589
C21.52432.90112.90112.90111.09941.09941.0994
Br31.99642.90113.24393.24393.89143.05403.0540
Br41.99642.90113.24393.24393.05403.05403.8914
Br51.99642.90113.24393.24393.05403.89143.0540
H62.15891.09943.89143.05403.05401.79291.7929
H72.15891.09943.05403.05403.89141.79291.7929
H82.15891.09943.05403.89143.05401.79291.7929

picture of 1,1,1-tribromoethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 109.687 C1 C2 H7 109.687
C1 C2 H8 109.687 C2 C1 Br3 110.258
C2 C1 Br4 110.258 C2 C1 Br5 110.258
Br3 C1 Br4 108.673 Br3 C1 Br5 108.673
Br4 C1 Br5 108.673 H6 C2 H7 109.255
H6 C2 H8 109.255 H7 C2 H8 109.255
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.041      
2 C -0.257      
3 Br -0.038      
4 Br -0.038      
5 Br -0.038      
6 H 0.138      
7 H 0.138      
8 H 0.138      


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 1.688 1.688
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -66.602 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -66.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.476
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.563 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.125
Polar
3z2-r26.251
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 12.118 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.120


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 459.556
(<r2>)1/2 21.437