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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.326278
Energy at 298.15K-47.328668
HF Energy-47.326278
Nuclear repulsion energy16.233372
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 PBE1PBE/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 2974 2850 77.68      
2 A1 1148 1100 0.59      
3 A1 637 610 28.95      
4 E 3040 2914 58.56      
4 E 3040 2914 58.55      
5 E 1479 1418 1.76      
5 E 1479 1418 1.76      
6 E 447 429 186.29      
6 E 447 429 186.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7345.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7041.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
5.46466 0.76084 0.76084

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.583
C2 0.000 0.000 0.381
H3 0.000 1.010 0.820
H4 -0.875 -0.505 0.820
H5 0.875 -0.505 0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.96432.60662.60662.6066
C21.96431.10121.10121.1012
H32.60661.10121.74951.7495
H42.60661.10121.74951.7495
H52.60661.10121.74951.7495

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 113.471 Li1 C2 H4 113.470
Li1 C2 H5 113.470 H3 C2 H4 105.193
H3 C2 H5 105.193 H4 C2 H5 105.193
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.493      
2 C -1.084      
3 H 0.197      
4 H 0.197      
5 H 0.197      


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 -5.481 5.481
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.706 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.462
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.244
Polar
3z2-r220.487
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 4.285 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.638


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.647
(<r2>)1/2 4.318