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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.111650
Energy at 298.15K-500.114563
HF Energy-500.111650
Nuclear repulsion energy50.618153
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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2996 2979 22.66 141.20 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1339 1331 11.96 0.01 0.18 0.31
3 A1 672 668 25.12 15.67 0.17 0.29
4 E 3087 3070 4.78 55.05 0.75 0.86
4 E 3087 3070 4.78 55.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1449 1441 5.47 4.15 0.75 0.86
5 E 1449 1441 5.47 4.15 0.75 0.86
6 E 997 992 2.33 0.84 0.75 0.86
6 E 997 992 2.33 0.84 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8035.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7991.5 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.18702 0.42978 0.42978

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.149
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.668
H3 0.000 1.037 -1.487
H4 0.898 -0.518 -1.487
H5 -0.898 -0.518 -1.487

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.81631.09071.09071.0907
Cl21.81632.39162.39162.3916
H31.09072.39161.79581.7958
H41.09072.39161.79581.7958
H51.09072.39161.79581.7958

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 108.098 Cl2 C1 H4 108.098
Cl2 C1 H5 108.098 H3 C1 H4 110.809
H3 C1 H5 110.809 H4 C1 H5 110.809
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.364      
2 Cl -0.207      
3 H 0.190      
4 H 0.190      
5 H 0.190      


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 -1.934 1.934
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.296 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.421
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.875
Polar
3z2-r23.750
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 3.902 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.463


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.644
(<r2>)1/2 6.135