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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.386893
Energy at 298.15K-47.389279
HF Energy-47.386893
Nuclear repulsion energy16.214804
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 2957 2847 80.77      
2 A1 1149 1106 0.60      
3 A1 631 607 30.23      
4 E 3019 2907 61.03      
4 E 3019 2907 61.02      
5 E 1478 1423 1.97      
5 E 1478 1423 1.97      
6 E 447 430 187.70      
6 E 447 430 187.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7311.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7038.7 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
5.46362 0.75767 0.75767

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.586
C2 0.000 0.000 0.382
H3 0.000 1.010 0.822
H4 -0.875 -0.505 0.822
H5 0.875 -0.505 0.822

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.96872.61172.61172.6117
C21.96871.10171.10171.1017
H32.61171.10171.74971.7497
H42.61171.10171.74971.7497
H52.61171.10171.74971.7497

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 113.522 Li1 C2 H4 113.522
Li1 C2 H5 113.522 H3 C2 H4 105.134
H3 C2 H5 105.134 H4 C2 H5 105.134
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.499      
2 C -1.074      
3 H 0.192      
4 H 0.192      
5 H 0.192      


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 -5.527 5.527
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.685 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.685 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.355
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.165 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.165 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.331
Polar
3z2-r220.661
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 4.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.647


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.663
(<r2>)1/2 4.320