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All results from a given calculation for CH3Br (methyl bromide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2614.062047
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2614.062047
Nuclear repulsion energy89.103338
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 M06-2X/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 3124 3124 17.10 113.91 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1370 1370 22.73 0.51 0.74 0.85
3 A1 637 637 13.78 21.29 0.28 0.43
4 E 3231 3231 2.41 57.75 0.75 0.86
4 E 3231 3231 2.43 57.69 0.75 0.86
5 E 1503 1503 7.68 10.47 0.75 0.86
5 E 1503 1503 7.69 10.53 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 992 8.49 5.18 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 992 8.49 5.12 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8291.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8291.2 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
5.23848 0.31891 0.31891

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.522
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.420
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.858
H4 0.893 -0.516 -1.858
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -1.858

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4 H5
C11.94221.08501.08501.0850
Br21.94222.50082.50082.5008
H31.08502.50081.78691.7869
H41.08502.50081.78691.7869
H51.08502.50081.78691.7869

picture of methyl bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 108.032 Br2 C1 H4 108.032
Br2 C1 H5 108.032 H3 C1 H4 110.872
H3 C1 H5 110.872 H4 C1 H5 110.872
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.750      
2 Br -0.065      
3 H 0.272      
4 H 0.272      
5 H 0.272      


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 -2.035 2.035
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -26.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.177
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.916 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.832
Polar
3z2-r27.664
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 2.934 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.938 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 5.484


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.074
(<r2>)1/2 7.005