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

using model chemistry: B1B95/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.174056
Energy at 298.15K-500.177021
HF Energy-500.174056
Nuclear repulsion energy51.516340
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 B1B95/aug-cc-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 3095 2967 23.65 155.51 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1377 1320 9.83 0.02 0.66 0.80
3 A1 751 719 25.99 14.77 0.15 0.26
4 E 3196 3063 3.72 52.98 0.75 0.86
4 E 3196 3063 3.72 52.96 0.75 0.86
5 E 1483 1421 6.34 3.99 0.75 0.86
5 E 1483 1421 6.34 3.98 0.75 0.86
6 E 1030 988 2.22 0.54 0.75 0.86
6 E 1030 988 2.22 0.54 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8320.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7975.3 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.28467 0.44719 0.44719

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.122
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.465
H4 0.890 -0.514 -1.465
H5 -0.890 -0.514 -1.465

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77721.08291.08291.0829
Cl21.77722.35582.35582.3558
H31.08292.35581.77911.7791
H41.08292.35581.77911.7791
H51.08292.35581.77911.7791

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 108.460 Cl2 C1 H4 108.460
Cl2 C1 H5 108.460 H3 C1 H4 110.464
H3 C1 H5 110.464 H4 C1 H5 110.464
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.767      
2 Cl -0.166      
3 H 0.311      
4 H 0.311      
5 H 0.311      


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 -1.937 1.937
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.840 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.840 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.158
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.841 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.682
Polar
3z2-r23.364
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 3.852 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.852 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.495
(<r2>)1/2 6.041