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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.509533
Energy at 298.15K-499.512515
HF Energy-499.104432
Nuclear repulsion energy51.411105
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3138 2955 18.16      
2 A1 1424 1341 13.92      
3 A1 771 726 24.37      
4 E 3244 3054 3.37      
4 E 3244 3054 3.37      
5 E 1529 1439 4.75      
5 E 1529 1439 4.75      
6 E 1060 998 2.82      
6 E 1060 998 2.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8498.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9416) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8002.2 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.27439 0.44530 0.44530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.470
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.470
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78131.08531.08531.0853
Cl21.78132.36262.36262.3626
H31.08532.36261.78201.7820
H41.08532.36261.78201.7820
H51.08532.36261.78201.7820

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 108.565 Cl2 C1 H4 108.565
Cl2 C1 H5 108.565 H3 C1 H4 110.362
H3 C1 H5 110.362 H4 C1 H5 110.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability