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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: LSDA/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.503055
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.503055
Nuclear repulsion energy62.051324
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 LSDA/Def2TZVPP
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 3022 3022 3.84      
2 A1 1213 1213 11.66      
3 A1 562 562 0.86      
4 E 3139 3139 0.24      
4 E 3139 3139 0.24      
5 E 1391 1391 7.65      
5 E 1391 1391 7.65      
6 E 858 858 7.64      
6 E 858 858 7.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7786.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7786.4 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 LSDA/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.15639 0.25595 0.25595

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.791
I2 0.000 0.000 0.323
H3 0.000 1.040 -2.127
H4 0.901 -0.520 -2.127
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -2.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.11451.09251.09251.0925
I22.11452.66132.66132.6613
H31.09252.66131.80111.8011
H41.09252.66131.80111.8011
H51.09252.66131.80111.8011

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.867 I2 C1 H4 107.867
I2 C1 H5 107.867 H3 C1 H4 111.026
H3 C1 H5 111.026 H4 C1 H5 111.026
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.537      
2 I -0.061      
3 H 0.199      
4 H 0.199      
5 H 0.199      


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 -1.655 1.655
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.790 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.790 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.661
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.565 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.565 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.129
Polar
3z2-r210.258
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 5.339 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.339 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.253


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.337
(<r2>)1/2 7.703