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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.699055
Energy at 298.15K-1458.702853
Nuclear repulsion energy361.077919
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 3087 2946 2.86      
2 A1 1436 1371 12.11      
3 A1 1106 1056 19.14      
4 A1 535 510 11.98      
5 A1 354 338 1.02      
6 A2 326 311 0.00      
7 E 3178 3033 3.96      
7 E 3178 3033 3.96      
8 E 1495 1427 3.36      
8 E 1495 1427 3.36      
9 E 1118 1067 70.20      
9 E 1118 1067 70.19      
10 E 719 686 142.81      
10 E 719 686 142.84      
11 E 351 335 2.02      
11 E 351 335 2.02      
12 E 248 237 0.08      
12 E 248 237 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10531.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10051.0 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.07873 0.07873 0.05633

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.755
C2 0.000 0.000 0.246
H3 0.000 -1.026 2.122
H4 0.888 0.513 2.122
H5 -0.888 0.513 2.122
Cl6 0.000 1.680 -0.360
Cl7 -1.455 -0.840 -0.360
Cl8 1.455 -0.840 -0.360

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.50821.08951.08951.08952.70092.70092.7009
C21.50822.13762.13762.13761.78621.78621.7862
H31.08952.13761.77681.77683.67172.88292.8829
H41.08952.13761.77681.77682.88293.67172.8829
H51.08952.13761.77681.77682.88292.88293.6717
Cl62.70091.78623.67172.88292.88292.90992.9099
Cl72.70091.78622.88293.67172.88292.90992.9099
Cl82.70091.78622.88292.88293.67172.90992.9099

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.852 C1 C2 Cl7 109.852
C1 C2 Cl8 109.852 C2 C1 H3 109.691
C2 C1 H4 109.691 C2 C1 H5 109.691
H3 C1 H4 109.250 H3 C1 H5 109.250
H4 C1 H5 109.250 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.088
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.088 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.088
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.585      
2 C -0.389      
3 H 0.272      
4 H 0.272      
5 H 0.272      
6 Cl 0.053      
7 Cl 0.053      
8 Cl 0.053      


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 2.016 2.016
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.469 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.251
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.609 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.609 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.218
Polar
3z2-r26.435
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 217.534
(<r2>)1/2 14.749