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

using model chemistry: B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.152413
Energy at 298.15K-500.155337
HF Energy-500.152413
Nuclear repulsion energy50.886912
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-pVTZ
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 3020 2974 27.04 161.25 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1346 1326 12.33 0.04 0.52 0.69
3 A1 683 673 27.10 15.27 0.14 0.25
4 E 3119 3071 6.41 56.08 0.75 0.86
4 E 3119 3071 6.42 56.04 0.75 0.86
5 E 1453 1430 5.23 3.98 0.75 0.86
5 E 1453 1430 5.23 3.99 0.75 0.86
6 E 1008 993 2.10 0.59 0.75 0.86
6 E 1008 993 2.10 0.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8104.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9847) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7980.2 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.20418 0.43516 0.43516

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.140
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.664
H3 0.000 1.035 -1.480
H4 0.896 -0.518 -1.480
H5 -0.896 -0.518 -1.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80401.08931.08931.0893
Cl21.80402.38042.38042.3804
H31.08932.38041.79281.7928
H41.08932.38041.79281.7928
H51.08932.38041.79281.7928

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 108.162 Cl2 C1 H4 108.162
Cl2 C1 H5 108.162 H3 C1 H4 110.748
H3 C1 H5 110.748 H4 C1 H5 110.748
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.319      
2 Cl -0.212      
3 H 0.177      
4 H 0.177      
5 H 0.177      


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 -1.953 1.953
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.196
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.868 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.735
Polar
3z2-r23.470
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 4.012 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.012 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.551


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.162
(<r2>)1/2 6.096