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

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-47.354873
Energy at 298.15K-47.357335
HF Energy-47.354873
Nuclear repulsion energy16.221654
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 3010 2874 63.93      
2 A1 1146 1094 10.86      
3 A1 645 616 29.06      
4 E 3086 2946 45.95      
4 E 3086 2946 45.95      
5 E 1492 1425 5.91      
5 E 1492 1425 5.91      
6 E 489 466 209.53      
6 E 489 466 209.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7467.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7129.5 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
5.42434 0.75634 0.75634

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)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.587
C2 0.000 0.000 0.388
H3 0.000 1.014 0.812
H4 -0.878 -0.507 0.812
H5 0.878 -0.507 0.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.97472.60482.60482.6048
C21.97471.09921.09921.0992
H32.60481.09921.75601.7560
H42.60481.09921.75601.7560
H52.60481.09921.75601.7560

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 112.726 Li1 C2 H4 112.726
Li1 C2 H5 112.726 H3 C2 H4 106.029
H3 C2 H5 106.029 H4 C2 H5 106.029
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 Li 0.375      
2 C -0.759      
3 H 0.128      
4 H 0.128      
5 H 0.128      


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 -5.173 5.173
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.615 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 10.087
Polar
3z2-r220.175
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 4.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.326 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 5.634


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.676
(<r2>)1/2 4.322