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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6958.775378
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6958.775378
Nuclear repulsion energy118.147119
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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
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 3025 2993 12.07      
2 A1 1259 1246 25.40      
3 A1 520 515 2.39      
4 E 3137 3104 1.60      
4 E 3137 3104 1.60      
5 E 1437 1422 8.62      
5 E 1437 1422 8.62      
6 E 881 872 9.91      
6 E 881 872 9.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7856.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7774.5 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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
5.14312 0.24373 0.24373

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.839
I2 0.000 0.000 0.331
H3 0.000 1.041 -2.173
H4 0.902 -0.521 -2.173
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -2.173

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.17031.09351.09351.0935
I22.17032.71242.71242.7124
H31.09352.71241.80341.8034
H41.09352.71241.80341.8034
H51.09352.71241.80341.8034

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 107.799 I2 C1 H4 107.799
I2 C1 H5 107.799 H3 C1 H4 111.091
H3 C1 H5 111.091 H4 C1 H5 111.091
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.816      
2 I 0.007      
3 H 0.270      
4 H 0.270      
5 H 0.270      


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 -1.838 1.838
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.476 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.476 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.924
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.776 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.776 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.552
Polar
3z2-r211.103
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 4.240 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.240 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.480


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.158
(<r2>)1/2 8.072