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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.041231
Energy at 298.15K-500.044194
HF Energy-500.041231
Nuclear repulsion energy51.179845
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3099 2965 23.49      
2 A1 1417 1355 14.59      
3 A1 747 715 27.37      
4 E 3204 3065 6.34      
4 E 3204 3065 6.34      
5 E 1507 1441 7.21      
5 E 1507 1441 7.21      
6 E 1051 1005 5.09      
6 E 1051 1005 5.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8392.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8029.0 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
5.22697 0.44136 0.44136

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.033 -1.479
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.479
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78761.09071.09071.0907
Cl21.78762.37472.37472.3747
H31.09072.37471.78891.7889
H41.09072.37471.78891.7889
H51.09072.37471.78891.7889

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 108.756 Cl2 C1 H4 108.756
Cl2 C1 H5 108.756 H3 C1 H4 110.176
H3 C1 H5 110.176 H4 C1 H5 110.176
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.593      
2 Cl -0.076      
3 H 0.223      
4 H 0.223      
5 H 0.223      


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 -2.068 2.068
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.005 0.000 2.112 2.112


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.675 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.889
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.893 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.786
Polar
3z2-r23.571
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 2.412 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.412 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.087


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.707
(<r2>)1/2 6.059