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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.076107
Energy at 298.15K-500.079068
HF Energy-500.076107
Nuclear repulsion energy51.194379
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 3081 2966 29.74      
2 A1 1407 1355 14.37      
3 A1 736 709 29.09      
4 E 3184 3065 8.90      
4 E 3184 3065 8.90      
5 E 1493 1437 7.09      
5 E 1493 1437 7.09      
6 E 1048 1009 7.95      
6 E 1048 1009 7.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8337.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8026.4 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
5.24641 0.44119 0.44119

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.130
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.031 -1.477
H4 0.893 -0.515 -1.477
H5 -0.893 -0.515 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78901.08781.08781.0878
Cl21.78902.37202.37202.3720
H31.08782.37201.78561.7856
H41.08782.37201.78561.7856
H51.08782.37201.78561.7856

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 108.621 Cl2 C1 H4 108.621
Cl2 C1 H5 108.621 H3 C1 H4 110.308
H3 C1 H5 110.308 H4 C1 H5 110.308
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.703      
2 Cl -0.102      
3 H 0.268      
4 H 0.268      
5 H 0.268      


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 -2.105 2.105
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.091 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.091 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.335
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.878 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.755
Polar
3z2-r23.511
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 2.367 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.367 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.410


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.962
(<r2>)1/2 6.080