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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.130778
Energy at 298.15K-499.133786
HF Energy-499.130778
Nuclear repulsion energy51.341752
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/6-311G**
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 3225 2930 34.92 126.17 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1511 1373 29.85 0.45 0.66 0.80
3 A1 771 700 49.95 23.56 0.34 0.50
4 E 3328 3023 11.15 62.66 0.75 0.86
4 E 3328 3023 11.15 62.66 0.75 0.86
5 E 1599 1453 4.91 11.28 0.75 0.86
5 E 1599 1453 4.91 11.28 0.75 0.86
6 E 1121 1019 4.27 4.40 0.75 0.86
6 E 1121 1019 4.27 4.40 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8801.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7996.3 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/6-311G**
ABC
5.31533 0.44264 0.44264

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.131
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.024 -1.467
H4 0.887 -0.512 -1.467
H5 -0.887 -0.512 -1.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78891.07811.07811.0781
Cl21.78892.35932.35932.3593
H31.07812.35931.77391.7739
H41.07812.35931.77391.7739
H51.07812.35931.77391.7739

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 108.189 Cl2 C1 H4 108.189
Cl2 C1 H5 108.189 H3 C1 H4 110.723
H3 C1 H5 110.723 H4 C1 H5 110.723
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.254      
2 Cl -0.169      
3 H 0.141      
4 H 0.141      
5 H 0.141      


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 -2.316 2.316
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.211 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.211 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.483
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.864 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.864 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.728
Polar
3z2-r23.456
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 2.314 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.314 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.396


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.905
(<r2>)1/2 6.075