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All results from a given calculation for CH3MgBr (Methyl Magnesium Bromide)

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2809.189170
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2809.189170
Nuclear repulsion energy166.201363
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 HF/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 3153 2846 36.81 100.30 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1303 1176 0.97 46.73 0.12 0.21
3 A1 625 564 77.34 13.77 0.13 0.23
4 A1 313 282 15.50 13.72 0.19 0.32
5 E 3226 2912 27.39 138.85 0.75 0.86
5 E 3226 2912 27.39 138.85 0.75 0.86
6 E 1586 1432 0.12 5.69 0.75 0.86
6 E 1586 1432 0.12 5.69 0.75 0.86
7 E 635 573 92.41 3.23 0.75 0.86
7 E 635 573 92.41 3.23 0.75 0.86
8 E 133 120 33.67 0.37 0.75 0.86
8 E 133 120 33.67 0.37 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8277.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7470.9 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
5.45125 0.05453 0.05453

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -3.196
Mg2 0.000 0.000 -1.106
Br3 0.000 0.000 1.236
H4 0.000 1.011 -3.598
H5 0.876 -0.506 -3.598
H6 -0.876 -0.506 -3.598

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Mg2 Br3 H4 H5 H6
C12.08994.43191.08811.08811.0881
Mg22.08992.34202.68872.68872.6887
Br34.43192.34204.93804.93804.9380
H41.08812.68874.93801.75171.7517
H51.08812.68874.93801.75171.7517
H61.08812.68874.93801.75171.7517

picture of Methyl Magnesium Bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 Mg2 Br3 180.000 Mg2 C1 H4 111.647
Mg2 C1 H5 111.647 Mg2 C1 H6 111.647
H4 C1 H5 107.210 H4 C1 H6 107.210
H5 C1 H6 107.210
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.628      
2 Mg 0.639      
3 Br -0.354      
4 H 0.114      
5 H 0.114      
6 H 0.114      


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 -2.083 2.083
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -44.886
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.695
Polar
3z2-r2-21.391
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 5.669 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.133


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 194.903
(<r2>)1/2 13.961