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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.734967
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-337.734967
Nuclear repulsion energy61.250526
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 B3LYP/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 3088 2972 10.45      
2 A1 1279 1231 29.59      
3 A1 527 507 3.06      
4 E 3197 3077 0.73      
4 E 3197 3077 0.73      
5 E 1471 1416 5.05      
5 E 1471 1416 5.05      
6 E 893 859 6.41      
6 E 893 859 6.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8006.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9626) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7707.1 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 B3LYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.22275 0.24719 0.24719

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.828
I2 0.000 0.000 0.329
H3 0.000 1.033 -2.153
H4 0.895 -0.517 -2.153
H5 -0.895 -0.517 -2.153

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.15671.08311.08311.0831
I22.15672.68812.68812.6881
H31.08312.68811.78961.7896
H41.08312.68811.78961.7896
H51.08312.68811.78961.7896

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 107.456 I2 C1 H4 107.456
I2 C1 H5 107.456 H3 C1 H4 111.409
H3 C1 H5 111.409 H4 C1 H5 111.409
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.420      
2 I -0.066      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.162      


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 -1.705 1.705
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.697
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.616 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.232
Polar
3z2-r210.465
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 5.269 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.269 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.447


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.584
(<r2>)1/2 7.784