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All results from a given calculation for CH3Br (methyl bromide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2601.735306
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2601.735306
Nuclear repulsion energy88.700736
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 M06-2X/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 2957 10.60 97.81 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1401 1327 11.55 1.72 0.65 0.79
3 A1 645 611 9.68 17.67 0.28 0.44
4 E 3219 3049 1.43 53.80 0.75 0.86
4 E 3219 3049 1.37 53.77 0.75 0.86
5 E 1549 1467 9.78 18.00 0.75 0.86
5 E 1549 1467 9.77 18.02 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 940 8.66 7.21 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 940 8.66 7.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8344.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7903.5 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
5.21377 0.31587 0.31587

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.529
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.422
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.867
H4 0.896 -0.517 -1.867
H5 -0.896 -0.517 -1.867

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4 H5
C11.95151.08801.08801.0880
Br21.95152.51242.51242.5124
H31.08802.51241.79111.7911
H41.08802.51241.79111.7911
H51.08802.51241.79111.7911

picture of methyl bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 108.109 Br2 C1 H4 108.109
Br2 C1 H5 108.109 H3 C1 H4 110.798
H3 C1 H5 110.798 H4 C1 H5 110.798
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.646      
2 Br -0.083      
3 H 0.243      
4 H 0.243      
5 H 0.243      


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 -1.782 1.782
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.720
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.928 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.928 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.857
Polar
3z2-r27.713
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 2.870 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.874 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 5.019


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.114
(<r2>)1/2 7.008