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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6960.195619
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6960.195619
Nuclear repulsion energy119.382815
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 3106 2978 13.91      
2 A1 1306 1252 28.28      
3 A1 552 529 2.89      
4 E 3221 3088 1.56      
4 E 3221 3088 1.56      
5 E 1482 1421 8.34      
5 E 1482 1421 8.34      
6 E 910 872 9.51      
6 E 910 872 9.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8095.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7760.4 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
5.24142 0.24894 0.24894

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.819
I2 0.000 0.000 0.328
H3 0.000 1.031 -2.153
H4 0.893 -0.516 -2.153
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -2.153

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.14671.08421.08421.0842
I22.14672.68672.68672.6867
H31.08422.68671.78641.7864
H41.08422.68671.78641.7864
H51.08422.68671.78641.7864

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 107.951 I2 C1 H4 107.951
I2 C1 H5 107.951 H3 C1 H4 110.948
H3 C1 H5 110.948 H4 C1 H5 110.948
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.823      
2 I 0.006      
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 -1.852 1.852
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.781
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.743 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.486
Polar
3z2-r210.972
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 4.156 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.156 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.332


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.152
(<r2>)1/2 8.009