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All results from a given calculation for CCl3 (Trichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3 2A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-49.396798
Energy at 298.15K-49.396887
HF Energy-49.396798
Nuclear repulsion energy50.564698
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 501 457 2.46      
2 A1 336 306 2.46      
3 E 925 844 180.94      
3 E 925 844 180.94      
4 E 273 249 1.48      
4 E 273 249 1.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1615.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1474.4 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.10393 0.10393 0.05234

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.276
Cl2 0.000 1.752 -0.053
Cl3 1.517 -0.876 -0.053
Cl4 -1.517 -0.876 -0.053

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.78281.78281.7828
Cl21.78283.03493.0349
Cl31.78283.03493.0349
Cl41.78283.03493.0349

picture of Trichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 116.671 Cl2 C1 Cl4 116.671
Cl3 C1 Cl4 116.671
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 Cl 0.088      
3 Cl 0.088      
4 Cl 0.088      


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 0.060 0.060
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.034
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.409 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.409 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.817
Polar
3z2-r21.634
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 6.880 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.880 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 91.430
(<r2>)1/2 9.562