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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.426721
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.212263
Nuclear repulsion energy61.574472
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 B2PLYP/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 3109 3109 10.79      
2 A1 1291 1291 29.78      
3 A1 544 544 2.74      
4 E 3222 3222 0.59      
4 E 3222 3222 0.59      
5 E 1484 1484 4.83      
5 E 1484 1484 4.83      
6 E 903 903 6.22      
6 E 903 903 6.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8080.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8080.8 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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.23799 0.25023 0.25023

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.816
I2 0.000 0.000 0.327
H3 0.000 1.032 -2.141
H4 0.893 -0.516 -2.141
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -2.141

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.14281.08181.08181.0818
I22.14282.67502.67502.6750
H31.08182.67501.78701.7870
H41.08182.67501.78701.7870
H51.08182.67501.78701.7870

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 107.497 I2 C1 H4 107.497
I2 C1 H5 107.497 H3 C1 H4 111.371
H3 C1 H5 111.371 H4 C1 H5 111.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.405      
2 I -0.060      
3 H 0.155      
4 H 0.155      
5 H 0.155      


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 -1.700 1.700
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.780
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.579 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.579 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.157
Polar
3z2-r210.315
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 5.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.284


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.152
(<r2>)1/2 7.756