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

using model chemistry: B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.123988
Energy at 298.15K-500.126902
HF Energy-500.123988
Nuclear repulsion energy50.627707
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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3014 3014 28.58 159.77 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1315 1315 12.95 0.09 0.24 0.39
3 A1 682 682 28.40 15.57 0.16 0.27
4 E 3128 3128 7.50 56.45 0.75 0.86
4 E 3128 3128 7.50 56.40 0.75 0.86
5 E 1417 1417 4.85 4.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1417 1417 4.85 4.06 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 992 2.33 0.68 0.75 0.86
6 E 992 992 2.33 0.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8042.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8042.5 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.11754 0.43131 0.43131

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.146
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.666
H3 0.000 1.044 -1.485
H4 0.904 -0.522 -1.485
H5 -0.904 -0.522 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.81211.09761.09761.0976
Cl21.81212.39142.39142.3914
H31.09762.39141.80791.8079
H41.09762.39141.80791.8079
H51.09762.39141.80791.8079

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 108.019 Cl2 C1 H4 108.019
Cl2 C1 H5 108.019 H3 C1 H4 110.884
H3 C1 H5 110.884 H4 C1 H5 110.884
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.432      
2 Cl -0.126      
3 H -0.102      
4 H -0.102      
5 H -0.102      


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 -1.998 1.998
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.004 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.004 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.184
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.821
Polar
3z2-r23.642
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 3.885 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.885 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.502


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.427
(<r2>)1/2 6.118