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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

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-6930.420545
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6930.420545
Nuclear repulsion energy117.968508
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 3103 2977 8.05      
2 A1 1339 1285 15.98      
3 A1 553 531 3.41      
4 E 3215 3084 0.34      
4 E 3215 3084 0.34      
5 E 1523 1461 10.35      
5 E 1523 1461 10.35      
6 E 921 883 11.33      
6 E 921 883 11.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8156.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7824.9 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
5.17204 0.24274 0.24274

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 -1.844
I2 0.000 0.000 0.332
H3 0.000 1.038 -2.175
H4 0.899 -0.519 -2.175
H5 -0.899 -0.519 -2.175

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.17591.08981.08981.0898
I22.17592.71352.71352.7135
H31.08982.71351.79841.7984
H41.08982.71351.79841.7984
H51.08982.71351.79841.7984

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.691 I2 C1 H4 107.691
I2 C1 H5 107.691 H3 C1 H4 111.192
H3 C1 H5 111.192 H4 C1 H5 111.192
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 -0.786      
2 I 0.010      
3 H 0.259      
4 H 0.259      
5 H 0.259      


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 -1.731 1.731
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.051 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.358
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.847 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.847 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.694
Polar
3z2-r211.387
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 4.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.333 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.979


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.999
(<r2>)1/2 8.062