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All results from a given calculation for SiCl3CH3 (methyltrichlorosilane)

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-1702.042722
Energy at 298.15K-1702.046023
HF Energy-1702.042722
Nuclear repulsion energy439.151920
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 3045 2921 0.46      
2 A1 1369 1313 46.79      
3 A1 779 747 81.36      
4 A1 455 437 20.94      
5 A1 234 225 14.49      
6 A2 161 155 0.00      
7 E 3133 3005 0.42      
7 E 3133 3005 0.42      
8 E 1504 1443 7.09      
8 E 1504 1443 7.09      
9 E 868 833 108.37      
9 E 868 833 108.36      
10 E 597 573 151.42      
10 E 597 573 151.43      
11 E 220 211 3.65      
11 E 220 211 3.65      
12 E 160 153 0.81      
12 E 160 153 0.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9503.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9117.7 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.05834 0.05834 0.04352

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)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.250
C2 0.000 0.000 2.102
Cl3 0.000 1.914 -0.462
Cl4 1.657 -0.957 -0.462
Cl5 -1.657 -0.957 -0.462
H6 0.000 -1.029 2.483
H7 0.891 0.515 2.483
H8 -0.891 0.515 2.483

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
Si11.85162.04182.04182.04182.45912.45912.4591
C21.85163.19923.19923.19921.09771.09771.0977
Cl32.04183.19923.31443.31444.16363.38053.3805
Cl42.04183.19923.31443.31443.38053.38054.1636
Cl52.04183.19923.31443.31443.38054.16363.3805
H62.45911.09774.16363.38053.38051.78261.7826
H72.45911.09773.38053.38054.16361.78261.7826
H82.45911.09773.38054.16363.38051.78261.7826

picture of methyltrichlorosilane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 C2 H6 110.351 Si1 C2 H7 110.351
Si1 C2 H8 110.351 C2 Si1 Cl3 110.414
C2 Si1 Cl4 110.414 C2 Si1 Cl5 110.414
Cl3 Si1 Cl4 108.512 Cl3 Si1 Cl5 108.512
Cl4 Si1 Cl5 108.512 H6 C2 H7 108.577
H6 C2 H8 108.577 H7 C2 H8 108.577
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 Si 0.948      
2 C -0.930      
3 Cl -0.259      
4 Cl -0.259      
5 Cl -0.259      
6 H 0.252      
7 H 0.252      
8 H 0.252      


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 2.376 2.376
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -59.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -59.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.307
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.645 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.645 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.290
Polar
3z2-r210.580
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 8.538 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.323


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 282.818
(<r2>)1/2 16.817