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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.686512
Energy at 298.15K-1458.690228
Nuclear repulsion energy360.991387
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 3092 2952 1.68      
2 A1 1416 1352 10.96      
3 A1 1101 1051 21.88      
4 A1 531 507 13.42      
5 A1 350 334 2.01      
6 A2 308 294 0.00      
7 E 3192 3048 2.00      
7 E 3192 3048 2.00      
8 E 1483 1416 3.40      
8 E 1483 1416 3.39      
9 E 1103 1053 66.56      
9 E 1103 1053 66.55      
10 E 715 683 138.24      
10 E 715 683 138.24      
11 E 344 328 1.19      
11 E 344 328 1.19      
12 E 241 230 0.28      
12 E 241 230 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10475.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10001.6 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.07867 0.07867 0.05636

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.759
C2 0.000 0.000 0.248
H3 0.000 -1.028 2.122
H4 0.890 0.514 2.122
H5 -0.890 0.514 2.122
Cl6 0.000 1.679 -0.361
Cl7 -1.454 -0.840 -0.361
Cl8 1.454 -0.840 -0.361

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51131.09001.09001.09002.70472.70472.7047
C21.51132.13732.13732.13731.78641.78641.7864
H31.09002.13731.78051.78053.67332.88342.8834
H41.09002.13731.78051.78052.88343.67332.8834
H51.09002.13731.78051.78052.88342.88343.6733
Cl62.70471.78643.67332.88342.88342.90902.9090
Cl72.70471.78642.88343.67332.88342.90902.9090
Cl82.70471.78642.88342.88343.67332.90902.9090

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.923 C1 C2 Cl7 109.923
C1 C2 Cl8 109.923 C2 C1 H3 109.426
C2 C1 H4 109.426 C2 C1 H5 109.426
H3 C1 H4 109.517 H3 C1 H5 109.517
H4 C1 H5 109.517 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.016
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.016 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.016
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 C -0.345      
3 H 0.173      
4 H 0.173      
5 H 0.173      
6 Cl 0.052      
7 Cl 0.052      
8 Cl 0.052      


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 1.979 1.979
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.511 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.511 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.150
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.680 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.680 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.361
Polar
3z2-r26.721
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 8.105 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.106 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.423


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.957
(<r2>)1/2 14.729