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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.073359
Energy at 298.15K-500.076316
HF Energy-500.073359
Nuclear repulsion energy51.129837
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 M06-2X/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 3101 3101 20.32 154.68 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1348 1348 8.77 0.01 0.02 0.04
3 A1 752 752 27.34 17.60 0.18 0.31
4 E 3212 3212 2.65 53.74 0.75 0.86
4 E 3212 3212 2.68 53.80 0.75 0.86
5 E 1451 1451 6.65 3.85 0.75 0.86
5 E 1451 1451 6.72 3.85 0.75 0.86
6 E 1015 1015 2.43 0.75 0.75 0.86
6 E 1015 1015 2.42 0.79 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8278.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8278.6 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.17647 0.44082 0.44082

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.038 -1.471
H4 0.899 -0.519 -1.471
H5 -0.899 -0.519 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79121.09181.09181.0918
Cl21.79122.36962.36962.3696
H31.09182.36961.79761.7976
H41.09182.36961.79761.7976
H51.09182.36961.79761.7976

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 108.091 Cl2 C1 H4 108.091
Cl2 C1 H5 108.091 H3 C1 H4 110.816
H3 C1 H5 110.816 H4 C1 H5 110.816
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.419      
2 Cl -0.061      
3 H -0.119      
4 H -0.119      
5 H -0.119      


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 -2.013 2.013
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.031 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.031 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.227
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.902 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.804
Polar
3z2-r23.609
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 3.723 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.726 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 5.307


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.935
(<r2>)1/2 6.077