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

using model chemistry: B97D3/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.794946
Energy at 298.15K-497.797861
HF Energy-497.794946
Nuclear repulsion energy50.337829
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 B97D3/3-21G*
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 3037 3037 19.70 103.74 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1401 1401 8.53 5.56 0.50 0.67
3 A1 646 646 27.95 13.40 0.32 0.49
4 E 3137 3137 8.33 56.19 0.75 0.86
4 E 3137 3137 8.33 56.20 0.75 0.86
5 E 1518 1518 9.34 19.95 0.75 0.86
5 E 1518 1518 9.34 19.95 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 1034 6.83 8.89 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 1034 6.83 8.89 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8229.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8229.8 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 B97D3/3-21G*
ABC
5.14928 0.42459 0.42459

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.156
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.672
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.495
H4 0.901 -0.520 -1.495
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -1.495

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.82821.09431.09431.0943
Cl21.82822.40372.40372.4037
H31.09432.40371.80231.8023
H41.09432.40371.80231.8023
H51.09432.40371.80231.8023

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 108.026 Cl2 C1 H4 108.026
Cl2 C1 H5 108.026 H3 C1 H4 110.877
H3 C1 H5 110.877 H4 C1 H5 110.877
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.671      
2 Cl -0.076      
3 H 0.249      
4 H 0.249      
5 H 0.249      


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 -2.119 2.119
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.841
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.948 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.896
Polar
3z2-r23.792
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 2.266 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.266 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.099


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.582
(<r2>)1/2 6.130