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

using model chemistry: HF/Sadlej_pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/Sadlej_pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.129383
Energy at 298.15K-499.132390
HF Energy-499.129383
Nuclear repulsion energy51.178355
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/Sadlej_pVTZ
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 3221 2940 29.52      
2 A1 1480 1352 22.25      
3 A1 775 708 44.97      
4 E 3340 3050 4.60      
4 E 3340 3050 4.60      
5 E 1580 1443 5.50      
5 E 1580 1443 5.50      
6 E 1103 1007 1.28      
6 E 1103 1007 1.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8761.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.913) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7999.5 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 HF/Sadlej_pVTZ
ABC
5.24313 0.44048 0.44048

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Sadlej_pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.134
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.660
H3 0.000 1.031 -1.469
H4 0.893 -0.516 -1.469
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79341.08441.08441.0844
Cl21.79342.36552.36552.3655
H31.08442.36551.78611.7861
H41.08442.36551.78611.7861
H51.08442.36551.78611.7861

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 108.025 Cl2 C1 H4 108.025
Cl2 C1 H5 108.025 H3 C1 H4 110.878
H3 C1 H5 110.878 H4 C1 H5 110.878
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Sadlej_pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.696      
2 Cl -0.264      
3 H -0.477      
4 H -0.477      
5 H -0.477      


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 -2.185 2.185
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.049 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.049 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.216
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.833
Polar
3z2-r23.667
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 3.720 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.212


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.917
(<r2>)1/2 6.076