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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.337388
Energy at 298.15K-1458.340992
Nuclear repulsion energy350.497037
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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 2955 0.58      
2 A1 1469 1407 20.69      
3 A1 1115 1068 31.82      
4 A1 499 478 17.76      
5 A1 331 317 2.23      
6 A2 302 289 0.00      
7 E 3187 3052 1.05      
7 E 3187 3052 1.05      
8 E 1516 1452 7.10      
8 E 1516 1452 7.10      
9 E 1137 1089 76.09      
9 E 1137 1089 76.08      
10 E 664 636 151.13      
10 E 664 636 151.13      
11 E 343 328 1.37      
11 E 343 328 1.37      
12 E 231 222 0.42      
12 E 231 222 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10477.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10034.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
0.07424 0.07424 0.05267

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.784
C2 0.000 0.000 0.279
H3 0.000 -1.028 2.154
H4 0.891 0.514 2.154
H5 -0.891 0.514 2.154
Cl6 0.000 1.738 -0.369
Cl7 -1.505 -0.869 -0.369
Cl8 1.505 -0.869 -0.369

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.50561.09301.09301.09302.76732.76732.7673
C21.50562.13902.13902.13901.85481.85481.8548
H31.09302.13901.78141.78143.74452.94262.9426
H41.09302.13901.78141.78142.94263.74452.9426
H51.09302.13901.78141.78142.94262.94263.7445
Cl62.76731.85483.74452.94262.94263.01023.0102
Cl72.76731.85482.94263.74452.94263.01023.0102
Cl82.76731.85482.94262.94263.74453.01023.0102

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 110.447 C1 C2 Cl7 110.447
C1 C2 Cl8 110.447 C2 C1 H3 109.786
C2 C1 H4 109.786 C2 C1 H5 109.786
H3 C1 H4 109.155 H3 C1 H5 109.155
H4 C1 H5 109.154 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.478
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.478 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.478
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.424      
2 C -0.589      
3 H 0.223      
4 H 0.223      
5 H 0.223      
6 Cl 0.114      
7 Cl 0.114      
8 Cl 0.114      


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 2.488 2.488
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.007 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -52.007 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.196
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.406 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.811
Polar
3z2-r29.623
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> 229.136
(<r2>)1/2 15.137