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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.307264
Energy at 298.15K-47.309807
HF Energy-47.307264
Nuclear repulsion energy16.209517
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 PBE1PBE/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 3001 2868 74.40      
2 A1 1141 1091 3.29      
3 A1 659 630 13.75      
4 E 3097 2960 46.28      
4 E 3097 2960 46.27      
5 E 1502 1436 3.11      
5 E 1502 1436 3.11      
6 E 539 515 250.14      
6 E 539 515 250.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7537.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7205.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
ABC
5.30164 0.76147 0.76147

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.580
C2 0.000 0.000 0.392
H3 0.000 1.026 0.795
H4 -0.888 -0.513 0.795
H5 0.888 -0.513 0.795

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.97182.58702.58702.5870
C21.97181.10201.10201.1020
H32.58701.10201.77621.7762
H42.58701.10201.77621.7762
H52.58701.10201.77621.7762

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 111.467 Li1 C2 H4 111.467
Li1 C2 H5 111.467 H3 C2 H4 107.404
H3 C2 H5 107.404 H4 C2 H5 107.404
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.418      
2 C -0.809      
3 H 0.130      
4 H 0.130      
5 H 0.130      


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 -5.003 5.003
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.638 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.869
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.885 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.885 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.769
Polar
3z2-r219.538
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 4.328 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.328 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.044


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.696
(<r2>)1/2 4.324