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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1458.610518
Energy at 298.15K-1458.614298
Nuclear repulsion energy360.689699
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 3095 2946 2.24      
2 A1 1428 1359 13.39      
3 A1 1102 1049 19.56      
4 A1 536 511 11.41      
5 A1 354 337 1.47      
6 A2 318 302 0.00      
7 E 3195 3041 1.73      
7 E 3195 3041 1.73      
8 E 1487 1415 4.53      
8 E 1487 1415 4.53      
9 E 1112 1059 65.01      
9 E 1112 1059 65.02      
10 E 723 688 132.59      
10 E 723 688 132.66      
11 E 351 334 1.50      
11 E 351 334 1.50      
12 E 244 233 0.26      
12 E 244 233 0.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10530.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10022.8 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.07853 0.07853 0.05628

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.761
C2 0.000 0.000 0.248
H3 0.000 -1.028 2.125
H4 0.890 0.514 2.125
H5 -0.890 0.514 2.125
Cl6 0.000 1.681 -0.361
Cl7 -1.456 -0.840 -0.361
Cl8 1.456 -0.840 -0.361

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.51331.09071.09071.09072.70722.70722.7072
C21.51332.14042.14042.14041.78771.78771.7877
H31.09072.14041.78101.78103.67702.88712.8871
H41.09072.14041.78101.78102.88713.67702.8871
H51.09072.14041.78101.78102.88712.88713.6770
Cl62.70721.78773.67702.88712.88712.91122.9112
Cl72.70721.78772.88713.67702.88712.91122.9112
Cl82.70721.78772.88712.88713.67702.91122.9112

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 109.916 C1 C2 Cl7 109.916
C1 C2 Cl8 109.916 C2 C1 H3 109.490
C2 C1 H4 109.490 C2 C1 H5 109.490
H3 C1 H4 109.452 H3 C1 H5 109.452
H4 C1 H5 109.452 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.023
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.023 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.023
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.625      
2 C -0.068      
3 H 0.212      
4 H 0.212      
5 H 0.212      
6 Cl 0.019      
7 Cl 0.019      
8 Cl 0.019      


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 2.008 2.008
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.167 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -51.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.759
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.704 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.704 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.408
Polar
3z2-r26.817
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> 217.672
(<r2>)1/2 14.754