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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.383630
Energy at 298.15K-47.386042
HF Energy-47.383630
Nuclear repulsion energy16.189687
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+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 2999 2855 90.44      
2 A1 1106 1053 0.00      
3 A1 632 601 33.13      
4 E 3080 2932 46.44      
4 E 3080 2932 46.42      
5 E 1459 1389 0.85      
5 E 1459 1389 0.86      
6 E 466 444 167.42      
6 E 466 444 167.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7373.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7017.8 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
5.39942 0.75173 0.75173

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.592
C2 0.000 0.000 0.390
H3 0.000 1.016 0.812
H4 -0.880 -0.508 0.812
H5 0.880 -0.508 0.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98222.60992.60992.6099
C21.98221.10021.10021.1002
H32.60991.10021.76011.7601
H42.60991.10021.76011.7601
H52.60991.10021.76011.7601

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 112.540 Li1 C2 H4 112.540
Li1 C2 H5 112.540 H3 C2 H4 106.235
H3 C2 H5 106.235 H4 C2 H5 106.235
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.329      
2 C -0.722      
3 H 0.131      
4 H 0.131      
5 H 0.131      


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 -5.616 5.616
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.919 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.919 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.626
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.293
Polar
3z2-r220.585
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 4.545 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.546 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 6.513


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.894
(<r2>)1/2 4.347