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All results from a given calculation for CH3Cl (Methyl chloride)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.140513
Energy at 298.15K-499.143522
HF Energy-499.140513
Nuclear repulsion energy51.540578
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 HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3216 2922 31.96 133.61 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1505 1368 19.85 0.35 0.39 0.56
3 A1 775 704 43.31 21.07 0.20 0.34
4 E 3313 3010 7.16 52.10 0.75 0.86
4 E 3313 3010 7.16 52.10 0.75 0.86
5 E 1605 1458 6.05 3.92 0.75 0.86
5 E 1605 1458 6.05 3.92 0.75 0.86
6 E 1119 1017 1.55 0.67 0.75 0.86
6 E 1119 1017 1.55 0.67 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8784.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7981.8 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 HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.34163 0.44649 0.44649

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.022 -1.463
H4 0.885 -0.511 -1.463
H5 -0.885 -0.511 -1.463

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78021.07631.07631.0763
Cl21.78022.35222.35222.3522
H31.07632.35221.76961.7696
H41.07632.35221.76961.7696
H51.07632.35221.76961.7696

picture of Methyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 108.335 Cl2 C1 H4 108.335
Cl2 C1 H5 108.335 H3 C1 H4 110.583
H3 C1 H5 110.583 H4 C1 H5 110.583
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.232      
2 Cl -0.254      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.162      


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 -2.112 2.112
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.191
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.938 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.938 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.876
Polar
3z2-r23.752
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 3.558 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.008


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.592
(<r2>)1/2 6.049