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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1419.294088
Energy at 298.15K-1419.295789
HF Energy-1419.294088
Nuclear repulsion energy262.757215
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 3209 3054 0.01 73.80 0.28 0.44
2 A1 686 653 7.11 9.72 0.00 0.00
3 A1 379 360 0.50 9.07 0.25 0.40
4 E 1265 1204 26.90 7.69 0.75 0.86
4 E 1265 1204 26.90 7.69 0.75 0.86
5 E 780 742 183.73 3.21 0.75 0.86
5 E 780 742 183.73 3.21 0.75 0.86
6 E 268 255 0.08 5.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 268 255 0.08 5.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4449.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4234.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.10869 0.10869 0.05634

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.449
H2 0.000 0.000 1.535
Cl3 0.000 1.689 -0.083
Cl4 1.463 -0.844 -0.083
Cl5 -1.463 -0.844 -0.083

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.08561.77071.77071.7707
H21.08562.33852.33852.3385
Cl31.77072.33852.92522.9252
Cl41.77072.33852.92522.9252
Cl51.77072.33852.92522.9252

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.481 H2 C1 Cl4 107.481
H2 C1 Cl5 107.481 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.386
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.386 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.386
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.438      
2 H 0.271      
3 Cl 0.056      
4 Cl 0.056      
5 Cl 0.056      


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 1.273 1.273
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.167 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.697
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.235 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.470
Polar
3z2-r24.939
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 6.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.869


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 176.456
(<r2>)1/2 13.284