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All results from a given calculation for CDCl3 (trichloromethane-d)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.112987
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-50.112987
Nuclear repulsion energy58.410896
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*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.10708 0.10708 0.05639

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 0.457
H2 0.000 0.000 1.530
Cl3 0.000 1.688 -0.084
Cl4 1.462 -0.844 -0.084
Cl5 -1.462 -0.844 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.07361.77261.77261.7726
H21.07362.33572.33572.3357
Cl31.77262.33572.92392.9239
Cl41.77262.33572.92392.9239
Cl51.77262.33572.92392.9239

picture of trichloromethane-d state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
D2 C1 Cl3 107.760 D2 C1 Cl4 107.760
D2 C1 Cl5 107.760 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.127
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.127 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.127
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.041      
2 H 0.255      
3 Cl -0.072      
4 Cl -0.072      
5 Cl -0.072      


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 1.344 1.344
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.946 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.946 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.172
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.387 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.387 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.774
Polar
3z2-r25.547
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 6.959 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.959 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.267


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 89.415
(<r2>)1/2 9.456