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All results from a given calculation for SiCl3CH3 (methyltrichlorosilane)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1699.286161
Energy at 298.15K-1699.289718
HF Energy-1699.286161
Nuclear repulsion energy440.541403
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/3-21G*
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 3177 2867 0.01      
2 A1 1503 1357 51.42      
3 A1 816 737 93.83      
4 A1 482 435 26.00      
5 A1 253 228 20.30      
6 A2 174 157 0.00      
7 E 3250 2933 1.61      
7 E 3250 2933 1.61      
8 E 1614 1457 7.74      
8 E 1614 1457 7.74      
9 E 936 845 108.86      
9 E 936 845 108.86      
10 E 627 566 188.22      
10 E 627 566 188.22      
11 E 239 216 6.78      
11 E 239 216 6.78      
12 E 174 157 0.90      
12 E 174 157 0.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10041.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9063.5 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.05867 0.05867 0.04383

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.249
C2 0.000 0.000 2.098
Cl3 0.000 1.907 -0.461
Cl4 1.652 -0.954 -0.461
Cl5 -1.652 -0.954 -0.461
H6 0.000 -1.017 2.482
H7 0.880 0.508 2.482
H8 -0.880 0.508 2.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
Si11.84922.03512.03512.03512.45362.45362.4536
C21.84923.19213.19213.19211.08661.08661.0866
Cl32.03513.19213.30313.30314.14883.37593.3759
Cl42.03513.19213.30313.30313.37593.37594.1488
Cl52.03513.19213.30313.30313.37594.14883.3759
H62.45361.08664.14883.37593.37591.76071.7607
H72.45361.08663.37593.37594.14881.76071.7607
H82.45361.08663.37594.14883.37591.76071.7607

picture of methyltrichlorosilane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 C2 H6 110.689 Si1 C2 H7 110.689
Si1 C2 H8 110.689 C2 Si1 Cl3 110.435
C2 Si1 Cl4 110.435 C2 Si1 Cl5 110.435
Cl3 Si1 Cl4 108.490 Cl3 Si1 Cl5 108.490
Cl4 Si1 Cl5 108.490 H6 C2 H7 108.227
H6 C2 H8 108.227 H7 C2 H8 108.227
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 1.266      
2 C -0.966      
3 Cl -0.342      
4 Cl -0.342      
5 Cl -0.342      
6 H 0.242      
7 H 0.242      
8 H 0.242      


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 2.422 2.422
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -61.350 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.868
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.482
Polar
3z2-r210.964
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 7.813 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.813 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.710


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 282.384
(<r2>)1/2 16.804