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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.108534
Energy at 298.15K-500.111483
HF Energy-500.108534
Nuclear repulsion energy50.866294
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3096 2966 23.02 109.86 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1414 1354 19.11 4.90 0.49 0.66
3 A1 720 690 29.17 14.60 0.32 0.48
4 E 3196 3062 7.41 61.04 0.75 0.86
4 E 3196 3062 7.41 61.04 0.75 0.86
5 E 1510 1447 6.07 17.11 0.75 0.86
5 E 1510 1447 6.07 17.11 0.75 0.86
6 E 1045 1001 4.23 8.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 1045 1001 4.23 8.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8365.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8014.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
5.21782 0.43471 0.43471

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.139
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.664
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.485
H4 0.895 -0.517 -1.485
H5 -0.895 -0.517 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80361.09011.09011.0901
Cl21.80362.38532.38532.3853
H31.09012.38531.79041.7904
H41.09012.38531.79041.7904
H51.09012.38531.79041.7904

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 108.510 Cl2 C1 H4 108.510
Cl2 C1 H5 108.510 H3 C1 H4 110.415
H3 C1 H5 110.415 H4 C1 H5 110.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.517      
2 Cl -0.090      
3 H 0.202      
4 H 0.202      
5 H 0.202      


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 -2.084 2.084
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.752 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.942
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.905 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.905 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.809
Polar
3z2-r23.619
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 2.408 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.408 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.137


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.074
(<r2>)1/2 6.089