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All results from a given calculation for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-330.281875
Energy at 298.15K-330.276649
Nuclear repulsion energy62.735926
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 3178 2868 9.57      
2 A1 2352 2123 96.42      
3 A1 1435 1295 18.53      
4 A1 1040 939 322.16      
5 A1 725 654 10.37      
6 A2 197 177 0.00      
7 E 3255 2938 18.52      
7 E 3255 2938 18.52      
8 E 2338 2110 239.39      
8 E 2338 2110 239.39      
9 E 1588 1434 2.79      
9 E 1588 1434 2.79      
10 E 1047 945 89.19      
10 E 1047 945 89.19      
11 E 966 872 71.66      
11 E 966 872 71.66      
12 E 563 508 16.78      
12 E 563 508 16.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14220.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12835.0 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**
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 -1.249
Si2 0.000 0.000 0.638
H3 0.000 -1.014 -1.639
H4 -0.878 0.507 -1.639
H5 0.878 0.507 -1.639
H6 0.000 1.385 1.158
H7 -1.199 -0.692 1.158
H8 1.199 -0.692 1.158

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Si2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.88691.08611.08611.08612.77672.77672.7767
Si21.88692.49232.49232.49231.47911.47911.4791
H31.08612.49231.75581.75583.68433.05993.0599
H41.08612.49231.75581.75583.05993.05993.6843
H51.08612.49231.75581.75583.05993.68433.0599
H62.77671.47913.68433.05993.05992.39842.3984
H72.77671.47913.05993.05993.68432.39842.3984
H82.77671.47913.05993.68433.05992.39842.3984

picture of methyl silane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 Si2 H6 110.578 C1 Si2 H7 110.578
C1 Si2 H8 110.578 Si2 C1 H3 111.035
Si2 C1 H4 111.035 Si2 C1 H5 111.035
H3 C1 H4 107.863 H3 C1 H5 107.863
H4 C1 H5 107.863 H6 Si2 H7 108.342
H6 Si2 H8 108.342 H7 Si2 H8 108.342
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 -0.632 -0.381    
2 Si 0.775 0.720    
3 H 0.133 0.081    
4 H 0.133 0.081    
5 H 0.133 0.081    
6 H -0.180 -0.194    
7 H -0.180 -0.194    
8 H -0.180 -0.194    


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 -0.671 0.671
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.446
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.149 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.298
Polar
3z2-r2-0.596
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 4.528 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.997


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.492
(<r2>)1/2 7.106