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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.414461
Energy at 298.15K-1458.418190
Nuclear repulsion energy359.681672
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3089 2955 2.01      
2 A1 1436 1374 11.35      
3 A1 1096 1049 22.29      
4 A1 530 507 13.20      
5 A1 352 336 1.75      
6 A2 317 303 0.00      
7 E 3183 3046 2.38      
7 E 3183 3046 2.39      
8 E 1502 1437 3.82      
8 E 1502 1437 3.82      
9 E 1115 1067 65.93      
9 E 1115 1067 65.92      
10 E 711 680 142.22      
10 E 711 680 142.22      
11 E 348 333 1.57      
11 E 348 333 1.57      
12 E 243 233 0.24      
12 E 243 233 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10513.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10057.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.07810 0.07810 0.05593

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

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 0.249
H3 0.000 -1.030 2.130
H4 0.892 0.515 2.130
H5 -0.892 0.515 2.130
Cl6 0.000 1.686 -0.362
Cl7 -1.460 -0.843 -0.362
Cl8 1.460 -0.843 -0.362

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51561.09291.09291.09292.71362.71362.7136
C21.51562.14452.14452.14451.79311.79311.7931
H31.09292.14451.78421.78423.68582.89402.8940
H41.09292.14451.78421.78422.89403.68582.8940
H51.09292.14451.78421.78422.89402.89403.6858
Cl62.71361.79313.68582.89402.89402.92012.9201
Cl72.71361.79312.89403.68582.89402.92012.9201
Cl82.71361.79312.89402.89403.68582.92012.9201

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 109.913 C1 C2 Cl7 109.913
C1 C2 Cl8 109.913 C2 C1 H3 109.525
C2 C1 H4 109.525 C2 C1 H5 109.525
H3 C1 H4 109.417 H3 C1 H5 109.417
H4 C1 H5 109.417 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.026
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.026 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.026
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.485     -0.592
2 C -0.328     -0.290
3 H 0.221     0.248
4 H 0.221     0.249
5 H 0.221     0.249
6 Cl 0.051     0.045
7 Cl 0.051     0.045
8 Cl 0.051     0.046


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 1.997 1.997
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.002 0.002 2.027 2.027


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.264
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.686 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.686 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.372
Polar
3z2-r26.744
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 218.406
(<r2>)1/2 14.779