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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6931.013500
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6931.013500
Nuclear repulsion energy117.596945
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 3122 2987 9.66      
2 A1 1352 1293 22.69      
3 A1 541 518 5.04      
4 E 3236 3096 1.28      
4 E 3236 3096 1.28      
5 E 1528 1462 13.94      
5 E 1528 1462 13.93      
6 E 931 890 11.98      
6 E 931 890 11.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8202.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7846.8 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
5.20334 0.24090 0.24090

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.851
I2 0.000 0.000 0.333
H3 0.000 1.035 -2.183
H4 0.896 -0.518 -2.183
H5 -0.896 -0.518 -2.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.18471.08701.08701.0870
I22.18472.72102.72102.7210
H31.08702.72101.79291.7929
H41.08702.72101.79291.7929
H51.08702.72101.79291.7929

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.769 I2 C1 H4 107.769
I2 C1 H5 107.769 H3 C1 H4 111.118
H3 C1 H5 111.118 H4 C1 H5 111.118
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.902      
2 I 0.109      
3 H 0.264      
4 H 0.264      
5 H 0.264      


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 -1.778 1.778
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.055 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.108
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.474 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.474 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.948
Polar
3z2-r29.895
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 2.577 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.577 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.474


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.455
(<r2>)1/2 8.090