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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.314870
Energy at 298.15K-47.317334
HF Energy-47.314870
Nuclear repulsion energy16.196856
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3007 2866 64.28      
2 A1 1139 1086 14.78      
3 A1 649 619 20.75      
4 E 3085 2940 43.19      
4 E 3085 2940 43.18      
5 E 1489 1419 5.55      
5 E 1489 1419 5.55      
6 E 489 466 214.79      
6 E 489 466 214.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7460.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7110.9 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
5.39574 0.75512 0.75512

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.588
C2 0.000 0.000 0.388
H3 0.000 1.017 0.812
H4 -0.880 -0.508 0.812
H5 0.880 -0.508 0.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.97642.60662.60662.6066
C21.97641.10141.10141.1014
H32.60661.10141.76071.7607
H42.60661.10141.76071.7607
H52.60661.10141.76071.7607

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.635 Li1 C2 H4 112.635
Li1 C2 H5 112.635 H3 C2 H4 106.130
H3 C2 H5 106.130 H4 C2 H5 106.130
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.377      
2 C -0.798      
3 H 0.140      
4 H 0.140      
5 H 0.140      


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 -5.150 5.150
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.616 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.528
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.044 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.088
Polar
3z2-r220.176
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 4.319 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.319 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.996


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.704
(<r2>)1/2 4.325