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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.926210
Energy at 298.15K-499.929158
HF Energy-499.826125
Nuclear repulsion energy50.837806
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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3094 3094 24.28 150.82 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1357 1357 12.84 0.00 0.01 0.02
3 A1 724 724 28.12 17.91 0.17 0.30
4 E 3207 3207 4.13 52.24 0.75 0.86
4 E 3207 3207 4.13 52.24 0.75 0.86
5 E 1461 1461 5.49 4.03 0.75 0.86
5 E 1461 1461 5.49 4.03 0.75 0.86
6 E 1021 1021 2.16 0.63 0.75 0.86
6 E 1021 1021 2.16 0.63 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8275.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8275.5 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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.16215 0.43489 0.43489

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.141
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.664
H3 0.000 1.039 -1.480
H4 0.900 -0.520 -1.480
H5 -0.900 -0.520 -1.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80441.09321.09321.0932
Cl21.80442.38212.38212.3821
H31.09322.38211.80011.8001
H41.09322.38211.80011.8001
H51.09322.38211.80011.8001

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 108.065 Cl2 C1 H4 108.065
Cl2 C1 H5 108.065 H3 C1 H4 110.840
H3 C1 H5 110.840 H4 C1 H5 110.840
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.419      
2 Cl -0.129      
3 H -0.097      
4 H -0.097      
5 H -0.097      


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 -2.022 2.022
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.218 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.218 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.412
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.805
Polar
3z2-r23.611
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 3.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.361


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.354
(<r2>)1/2 6.112