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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1451.726751
Energy at 298.15K-1451.730445
Nuclear repulsion energy357.860909
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3085 2959 0.37      
2 A1 1469 1409 22.14      
3 A1 1057 1014 19.41      
4 A1 516 495 12.25      
5 A1 345 331 1.35      
6 A2 312 300 0.00      
7 E 3174 3045 0.79      
7 E 3174 3045 0.79      
8 E 1535 1473 6.41      
8 E 1535 1473 6.41      
9 E 1144 1098 62.37      
9 E 1144 1098 62.36      
10 E 674 647 135.98      
10 E 674 647 135.99      
11 E 349 335 1.68      
11 E 349 335 1.67      
12 E 242 233 0.23      
12 E 242 233 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10511.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10084.4 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.07731 0.07731 0.05531

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.772
C2 0.000 0.000 0.251
H3 0.000 -1.032 2.134
H4 0.894 0.516 2.134
H5 -0.894 0.516 2.134
Cl6 0.000 1.695 -0.364
Cl7 -1.468 -0.848 -0.364
Cl8 1.468 -0.848 -0.364

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.52111.09371.09371.09372.72682.72682.7268
C21.52112.14722.14722.14721.80341.80341.8034
H31.09372.14721.78771.78773.69812.90282.9028
H41.09372.14721.78771.78772.90283.69812.9028
H51.09372.14721.78771.78772.90282.90283.6981
Cl62.72681.80343.69812.90282.90282.93662.9366
Cl72.72681.80342.90283.69812.90282.93662.9366
Cl82.72681.80342.90282.90283.69812.93662.9366

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.923 C1 C2 Cl7 109.923
C1 C2 Cl8 109.923 C2 C1 H3 109.315
C2 C1 H4 109.315 C2 C1 H5 109.315
H3 C1 H4 109.627 H3 C1 H5 109.627
H4 C1 H5 109.627 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.016
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.016 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.016
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.594      
2 C -0.437      
3 H 0.266      
4 H 0.266      
5 H 0.266      
6 Cl 0.077      
7 Cl 0.077      
8 Cl 0.077      


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 2.095 2.095
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.193 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.193 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.605
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.588
Polar
3z2-r27.175
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 220.642
(<r2>)1/2 14.854