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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.117757
Energy at 298.15K-47.120259
HF Energy-47.117757
Nuclear repulsion energy16.164401
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 3008 2851 60.72      
2 A1 1172 1111 0.33      
3 A1 654 620 23.04      
4 E 3081 2920 48.65      
4 E 3081 2920 48.71      
5 E 1548 1467 3.70      
5 E 1548 1467 3.68      
6 E 508 482 275.98      
6 E 508 482 275.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7553.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7159.2 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
5.33500 0.75035 0.75035

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)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.487
C2 0.000 0.000 0.420
H3 0.000 1.039 0.648
H4 -0.899 -0.519 0.648
H5 0.899 -0.519 0.648

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.90722.37442.37442.3744
C21.90721.06331.06331.0633
H32.37441.06331.79881.7988
H42.37441.06331.79881.7988
H52.37441.06331.79881.7988

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 102.383 Li1 C2 H4 102.383
Li1 C2 H5 102.383 H3 C2 H4 115.532
H3 C2 H5 115.532 H4 C2 H5 115.532
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 Li 0.434      
2 C -0.915      
3 H 0.160      
4 H 0.160      
5 H 0.160      


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 -5.048 5.048
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.517 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.513
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.002 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.002 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.003
Polar
3z2-r220.006
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 4.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.229 0.003
z 0.000 0.003 5.531


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.728
(<r2>)1/2 4.328