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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1419.109092
Energy at 298.15K-1419.110761
Nuclear repulsion energy261.979499
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3193 3060 0.00      
2 A1 678 650 7.04      
3 A1 374 359 0.46      
4 E 1254 1202 26.66      
4 E 1254 1202 26.65      
5 E 761 730 188.42      
5 E 761 730 188.42      
6 E 265 254 0.04      
6 E 265 254 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4403.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4220.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.10804 0.10804 0.05599

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.450
H2 0.000 0.000 1.537
Cl3 0.000 1.694 -0.083
Cl4 1.467 -0.847 -0.083
Cl5 -1.467 -0.847 -0.083

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.08701.77591.77591.7759
H21.08702.34392.34392.3439
Cl31.77592.34392.93422.9342
Cl41.77592.34392.93422.9342
Cl51.77592.34392.93422.9342

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.463 H2 C1 Cl4 107.463
H2 C1 Cl5 107.463 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.403
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.403 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.403
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.429      
2 H 0.268      
3 Cl 0.054      
4 Cl 0.054      
5 Cl 0.054      


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 1.270 1.270
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.151 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.690
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.230 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.461
Polar
3z2-r24.921
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 177.351
(<r2>)1/2 13.317