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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1416.952580
Energy at 298.15K-1416.954444
HF Energy-1416.952580
Nuclear repulsion energy263.894274
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/6-311G*
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 3390 3066 0.67 63.80 0.29 0.45
2 A1 724 655 7.62 12.40 0.00 0.01
3 A1 400 362 0.32 8.80 0.27 0.42
4 E 1394 1261 42.80 5.96 0.75 0.86
4 E 1394 1261 42.80 5.96 0.75 0.86
5 E 863 781 175.21 10.07 0.75 0.86
5 E 863 781 175.21 10.07 0.75 0.86
6 E 289 261 0.09 5.31 0.75 0.86
6 E 289 261 0.09 5.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4802.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4343.8 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.10962 0.10962 0.05682

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.450
H2 0.000 0.000 1.520
Cl3 0.000 1.682 -0.083
Cl4 1.456 -0.841 -0.083
Cl5 -1.456 -0.841 -0.083

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.06991.76411.76411.7641
H21.06992.32322.32322.3232
Cl31.76412.32322.91262.9126
Cl41.76412.32322.91262.9126
Cl51.76412.32322.91262.9126

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.589 H2 C1 Cl4 107.589
H2 C1 Cl5 107.589 Cl3 C1 Cl4 111.286
Cl3 C1 Cl5 111.286 Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.286
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.345      
2 H 0.339      
3 Cl 0.002      
4 Cl 0.002      
5 Cl 0.002      


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 1.354 1.354
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.002 0.006 1.554 1.554


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.706 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -45.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.927
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.779
Polar
3z2-r25.559
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 6.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 176.065
(<r2>)1/2 13.269