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All results from a given calculation for CHCl3 (Chloroform)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1412.262126
Energy at 298.15K-1412.263762
HF Energy-1412.262126
Nuclear repulsion energy261.464189
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 PBE1PBE/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 3204 3076 0.69 70.64 0.29 0.45
2 A1 663 637 6.01 10.61 0.00 0.00
3 A1 369 354 0.38 10.13 0.24 0.39
4 E 1279 1227 14.86 9.30 0.75 0.86
4 E 1279 1227 14.86 9.30 0.75 0.86
5 E 726 697 168.10 3.42 0.75 0.86
5 E 726 697 168.10 3.42 0.75 0.86
6 E 266 256 0.07 5.82 0.75 0.86
6 E 266 256 0.07 5.82 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4389.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4212.9 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
0.10770 0.10770 0.05590

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.464
H2 0.000 0.000 1.551
Cl3 0.000 1.696 -0.085
Cl4 1.468 -0.848 -0.085
Cl5 -1.468 -0.848 -0.085

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.08661.78221.78221.7822
H21.08662.35592.35592.3559
Cl31.78222.35592.93672.9367
Cl41.78222.35592.93672.9367
Cl51.78222.35592.93672.9367

picture of Chloroform state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Cl3 107.943 H2 C1 Cl4 107.943
H2 C1 Cl5 107.943 Cl3 C1 Cl4 110.955
Cl3 C1 Cl5 110.955 Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.955
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.590      
2 H 0.356      
3 Cl 0.078      
4 Cl 0.078      
5 Cl 0.078      


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 1.323 1.323
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.736 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.127
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.609
Polar
3z2-r25.217
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 6.610 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.610 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.627


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 178.077
(<r2>)1/2 13.345