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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.383030
Energy at 298.15K-47.385433
HF Energy-47.383030
Nuclear repulsion energy16.170709
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
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 2982 2863 93.28      
2 A1 1099 1055 0.09      
3 A1 629 604 33.62      
4 E 3061 2939 46.79      
4 E 3061 2939 46.78      
5 E 1451 1393 1.17      
5 E 1451 1393 1.17      
6 E 462 444 170.36      
6 E 462 444 170.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7329.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7036.7 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
5.38556 0.75039 0.75039

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.593
C2 0.000 0.000 0.390
H3 0.000 1.017 0.813
H4 -0.881 -0.509 0.813
H5 0.881 -0.509 0.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98372.61262.61262.6126
C21.98371.10181.10181.1018
H32.61261.10181.76231.7623
H42.61261.10181.76231.7623
H52.61261.10181.76231.7623

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 112.556 Li1 C2 H4 112.556
Li1 C2 H5 112.556 H3 C2 H4 106.218
H3 C2 H5 106.218 H4 C2 H5 106.218
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.330      
2 C -0.709      
3 H 0.126      
4 H 0.126      
5 H 0.126      


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 -5.619 5.619
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.596
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.172 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.344
Polar
3z2-r220.687
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 4.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.664 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.608


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.923
(<r2>)1/2 4.350