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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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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-22.379698
Energy at 298.15K-22.382628
HF Energy-22.379698
Nuclear repulsion energy19.402275
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 3085 2979 35.59 147.12 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1379 1332 19.32 2.06 0.75 0.86
3 A1 707 683 31.33 21.05 0.34 0.50
4 E 3189 3079 21.10 66.96 0.75 0.86
4 E 3189 3079 21.12 66.97 0.75 0.86
5 E 1476 1426 5.83 15.87 0.75 0.86
5 E 1476 1426 5.83 15.87 0.75 0.86
6 E 1016 981 6.22 9.86 0.75 0.86
6 E 1016 981 6.22 9.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8266.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7983.4 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
5.11523 0.42590 0.42590

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 -1.153
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.671
H3 0.000 1.044 -1.495
H4 0.904 -0.522 -1.495
H5 -0.904 -0.522 -1.495

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.82391.09871.09871.0987
Cl21.82392.40472.40472.4047
H31.09872.40471.80831.8083
H41.09872.40471.80831.8083
H51.09872.40471.80831.8083

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 108.155 Cl2 C1 H4 108.155
Cl2 C1 H5 108.155 H3 C1 H4 110.754
H3 C1 H5 110.754 H4 C1 H5 110.754
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.445      
2 Cl -0.170      
3 H 0.205      
4 H 0.205      
5 H 0.205      


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 -2.227 2.227
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.086 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.086 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.059
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.014 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.027
Polar
3z2-r24.054
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 2.182 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.182 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.384


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.946
(<r2>)1/2 5.472