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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.026457
Energy at 298.15K-47.028905
HF Energy-47.026457
Nuclear repulsion energy16.226053
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 HF/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 3072 2778 107.17      
2 A1 1256 1136 0.03      
3 A1 644 582 36.55      
4 E 3115 2817 102.28      
4 E 3115 2817 102.28      
5 E 1590 1438 1.81      
5 E 1590 1438 1.81      
6 E 469 424 172.23      
6 E 469 424 172.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7659.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6927.0 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
5.51091 0.74726 0.74726

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.599
C2 0.000 0.000 0.389
H3 0.000 1.006 0.820
H4 -0.871 -0.503 0.820
H5 0.871 -0.503 0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98782.61952.61952.6195
C21.98781.09431.09431.0943
H32.61951.09431.74221.7422
H42.61951.09431.74221.7422
H52.61951.09431.74221.7422

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 113.189 Li1 C2 H4 113.189
Li1 C2 H5 113.189 H3 C2 H4 105.511
H3 C2 H5 105.511 H4 C2 H5 105.511
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.538      
2 C -1.061      
3 H 0.175      
4 H 0.175      
5 H 0.175      


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 -5.904 5.904
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.579 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.579 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.007
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.286 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.573
Polar
3z2-r221.145
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 3.701 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.522


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.659
(<r2>)1/2 4.320