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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.146515
Energy at 298.15K-500.149463
HF Energy-500.146515
Nuclear repulsion energy50.861662
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 B3LYP/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 3079 2975 28.65 118.84 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1405 1358 16.90 2.67 0.58 0.73
3 A1 707 683 30.71 15.45 0.33 0.49
4 E 3177 3070 9.53 62.06 0.75 0.86
4 E 3177 3070 9.53 62.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1497 1447 6.57 12.58 0.75 0.86
5 E 1497 1447 6.57 12.58 0.75 0.86
6 E 1043 1008 7.21 5.69 0.75 0.86
6 E 1043 1008 7.21 5.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8312.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8032.5 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
5.24048 0.43404 0.43404

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.142
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.665
H3 0.000 1.031 -1.484
H4 0.893 -0.516 -1.484
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -1.484

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80631.08671.08671.0867
Cl21.80632.38302.38302.3830
H31.08672.38301.78661.7866
H41.08672.38301.78661.7866
H51.08672.38301.78661.7866

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 108.340 Cl2 C1 H4 108.340
Cl2 C1 H5 108.340 H3 C1 H4 110.578
H3 C1 H5 110.578 H4 C1 H5 110.578
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.661      
2 Cl -0.110      
3 H 0.257      
4 H 0.257      
5 H 0.257      


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 -2.145 2.145
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.005 -0.007 -2.190 2.190


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.282 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.282 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.502
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.890 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.780
Polar
3z2-r23.560
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 2.384 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.384 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.422
(<r2>)1/2 6.117