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All results from a given calculation for CCl3 (Trichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3 2A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1418.452495
Energy at 298.15K-1418.452553
HF Energy-1418.452495
Nuclear repulsion energy250.649044
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 494 474 0.03      
2 A1 322 308 0.36      
3 E 910 872 215.03      
3 E 910 872 215.03      
4 E 280 268 0.14      
4 E 280 268 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1597.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1531.3 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
0.11138 0.11138 0.05602

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 0.258
Cl2 0.000 1.694 -0.030
Cl3 1.467 -0.847 -0.030
Cl4 -1.467 -0.847 -0.030

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.71811.71811.7181
Cl21.71812.93352.9335
Cl31.71812.93352.9335
Cl41.71812.93352.9335

picture of Trichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 117.241 Cl2 C1 Cl4 117.241
Cl3 C1 Cl4 117.241
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 -0.315      
2 Cl 0.105      
3 Cl 0.105      
4 Cl 0.105      


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 -0.221 0.221
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.674 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.674 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.094
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.419
Polar
3z2-r2-2.839
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 7.123 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.087


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 173.065
(<r2>)1/2 13.155