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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.137358
Energy at 298.15K-500.140282
HF Energy-500.137358
Nuclear repulsion energy50.751267
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 B97D3/6-311G**
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 3021 2978 29.97 133.52 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1360 1341 17.83 3.33 0.48 0.65
3 A1 680 670 30.94 13.49 0.33 0.49
4 E 3124 3079 11.41 61.62 0.75 0.86
4 E 3124 3079 11.41 61.63 0.75 0.86
5 E 1452 1431 5.44 11.96 0.75 0.86
5 E 1452 1431 5.44 11.96 0.75 0.86
6 E 1014 1000 6.19 5.48 0.75 0.86
6 E 1014 1000 6.19 5.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8120.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8003.9 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 B97D3/6-311G**
ABC
5.18736 0.43265 0.43265

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.144
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.666
H3 0.000 1.037 -1.484
H4 0.898 -0.518 -1.484
H5 -0.898 -0.518 -1.484

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80941.09131.09131.0913
Cl21.80942.38692.38692.3869
H31.09132.38691.79571.7957
H41.09132.38691.79571.7957
H51.09132.38691.79571.7957

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 108.186 Cl2 C1 H4 108.186
Cl2 C1 H5 108.186 H3 C1 H4 110.726
H3 C1 H5 110.726 H4 C1 H5 110.726
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.360      
2 Cl -0.135      
3 H 0.165      
4 H 0.165      
5 H 0.165      


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 -2.097 2.097
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.091 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.091 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.324
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.884 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.767
Polar
3z2-r23.534
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 2.461 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.461 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.603


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.395
(<r2>)1/2 6.115