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

using model chemistry: ROHF/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 ROHF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.020990
Energy at 298.15K-47.023494
HF Energy-47.020990
Nuclear repulsion energy16.203313
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 ROHF/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 3099 2649 92.70      
2 A1 1236 1056 4.71      
3 A1 655 560 29.00      
4 E 3159 2700 80.21      
4 E 3159 2700 80.21      
5 E 1584 1354 5.47      
5 E 1584 1354 5.47      
6 E 504 430 189.87      
6 E 504 430 189.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7741.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6615.9 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 ROHF/6-31G**
ABC
5.46878 0.74143 0.74143

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.605
C2 0.000 0.000 0.395
H3 0.000 1.010 0.814
H4 -0.874 -0.505 0.814
H5 0.874 -0.505 0.814

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.99992.62052.62052.6205
C21.99991.09291.09291.0929
H32.62051.09291.74891.7489
H42.62051.09291.74891.7489
H52.62051.09291.74891.7489

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 112.501 Li1 C2 H4 112.501
Li1 C2 H5 112.501 H3 C2 H4 106.279
H3 C2 H5 106.279 H4 C2 H5 106.279
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.419      
2 C -0.617      
3 H 0.066      
4 H 0.066      
5 H 0.066      


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 -5.716 5.716
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.516 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 -0.850
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.335 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.333 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 10.667
Polar
3z2-r221.334
x2-y2-0.001
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz-0.002


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.679
(<r2>)1/2 4.322