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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1451.838638
Energy at 298.15K-1451.842394
HF Energy-1451.838638
Nuclear repulsion energy358.327600
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 wB97X-D/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 3113 2950 0.26      
2 A1 1487 1409 24.63      
3 A1 1063 1008 15.76      
4 A1 526 498 11.12      
5 A1 348 330 1.59      
6 A2 311 295 0.00      
7 E 3203 3036 0.42      
7 E 3203 3036 0.42      
8 E 1549 1468 8.08      
8 E 1549 1468 8.06      
9 E 1161 1100 60.14      
9 E 1161 1100 60.11      
10 E 706 669 116.82      
10 E 705 668 116.85      
11 E 354 336 1.07      
11 E 354 336 1.06      
12 E 245 232 0.39      
12 E 245 232 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10641.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10085.6 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.07748 0.07748 0.05554

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.775
C2 0.000 0.000 0.242
H3 0.000 -1.019 2.133
H4 0.882 0.509 2.133
H5 -0.882 0.509 2.133
Cl6 0.000 1.682 -0.363
Cl7 -1.457 -0.841 -0.363
Cl8 1.457 -0.841 -0.363

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.53301.07971.07971.07972.72022.72022.7202
C21.53302.14802.14802.14801.78741.78741.7874
H31.07972.14801.76431.76433.67742.89542.8954
H41.07972.14801.76431.76432.89543.67742.8954
H51.07972.14801.76431.76432.89542.89543.6774
Cl62.72021.78743.67742.89542.89542.91322.9132
Cl72.72021.78742.89543.67742.89542.91322.9132
Cl82.72021.78742.89542.89543.67742.91322.9132

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 109.784 C1 C2 Cl7 109.784
C1 C2 Cl8 109.784 C2 C1 H3 109.370
C2 C1 H4 109.370 C2 C1 H5 109.370
H3 C1 H4 109.573 H3 C1 H5 109.573
H4 C1 H5 109.573 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.157
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.157 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.157
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.589      
2 C -0.415      
3 H 0.265      
4 H 0.265      
5 H 0.265      
6 Cl 0.070      
7 Cl 0.070      
8 Cl 0.070      


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 2.126 2.126
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.647
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.827 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.827 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.654
Polar
3z2-r27.309
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 7.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.740 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 5.906


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 220.178
(<r2>)1/2 14.838