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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.356652
Energy at 298.15K-22.359556
HF Energy-22.356652
Nuclear repulsion energy19.035991
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 3090 2992 31.66 170.80 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1380 1336 13.11 0.86 0.58 0.73
3 A1 653 632 29.05 30.72 0.34 0.51
4 E 3222 3120 28.11 68.94 0.75 0.86
4 E 3222 3120 28.12 68.95 0.75 0.86
5 E 1478 1431 9.37 19.48 0.75 0.86
5 E 1478 1431 9.36 19.48 0.75 0.86
6 E 1008 976 8.53 15.21 0.75 0.86
6 E 1008 976 8.53 15.21 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8268.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8007.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
5.07490 0.40033 0.40033

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.199
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.692
H3 0.000 1.048 -1.523
H4 0.908 -0.524 -1.523
H5 -0.908 -0.524 -1.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.89061.09701.09701.0970
Cl21.89062.44992.44992.4499
H31.09702.44991.81551.8155
H41.09702.44991.81551.8155
H51.09702.44991.81551.8155

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 107.168 Cl2 C1 H4 107.168
Cl2 C1 H5 107.168 H3 C1 H4 111.673
H3 C1 H5 111.673 H4 C1 H5 111.673
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.517      
2 Cl -0.120      
3 H 0.213      
4 H 0.213      
5 H 0.213      


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 -2.656 2.656
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.191 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.191 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.317
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.874
Polar
3z2-r23.747
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 1.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.558


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.946
(<r2>)1/2 5.563