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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1455.914285
Energy at 298.15K-1455.918339
Nuclear repulsion energy362.208124
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/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 3221 2907 5.95      
2 A1 1557 1406 4.03      
3 A1 1168 1054 12.00      
4 A1 570 514 13.09      
5 A1 380 343 2.20      
6 A2 329 297 0.00      
7 E 3313 2991 5.71      
7 E 3313 2991 5.71      
8 E 1610 1453 2.99      
8 E 1610 1453 2.99      
9 E 1216 1098 65.53      
9 E 1216 1098 65.53      
10 E 820 740 126.56      
10 E 820 740 126.56      
11 E 374 338 0.66      
11 E 374 338 0.66      
12 E 266 240 0.42      
12 E 266 240 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11211.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10119.6 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.07910 0.07910 0.05689

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.764
C2 0.000 0.000 0.244
H3 0.000 -1.020 2.124
H4 0.883 0.510 2.124
H5 -0.883 0.510 2.124
Cl6 0.000 1.672 -0.361
Cl7 -1.448 -0.836 -0.361
Cl8 1.448 -0.836 -0.361

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.52021.08161.08161.08162.70412.70412.7041
C21.52022.13862.13862.13861.77791.77791.7779
H31.08162.13861.76701.76703.66342.88182.8818
H41.08162.13861.76701.76702.88183.66342.8818
H51.08162.13861.76701.76702.88182.88183.6634
Cl62.70411.77793.66342.88182.88182.89542.8954
Cl72.70411.77792.88183.66342.88182.89542.8954
Cl82.70411.77792.88182.88183.66342.89542.8954

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 109.907 C1 C2 Cl7 109.907
C1 C2 Cl8 109.907 C2 C1 H3 109.406
C2 C1 H4 109.406 C2 C1 H5 109.406
H3 C1 H4 109.536 H3 C1 H5 109.536
H4 C1 H5 109.536 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.032
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.032 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.032
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.307 -0.322    
2 C -0.294 -0.003    
3 H 0.166 0.150    
4 H 0.166 0.151    
5 H 0.166 0.151    
6 Cl 0.034 -0.043    
7 Cl 0.034 -0.043    
8 Cl 0.034 -0.043    


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 2.097 2.097
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.734 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.132
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.602
Polar
3z2-r27.203
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 7.729 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.729 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.039


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.417
(<r2>)1/2 14.711