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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.064351
Energy at 298.15K-500.067262
HF Energy-500.064351
Nuclear repulsion energy50.480551
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3003 2986 19.79 106.17 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1334 1326 18.52 2.88 0.43 0.60
3 A1 680 676 26.18 12.38 0.25 0.40
4 E 3102 3085 6.28 55.18 0.75 0.86
4 E 3102 3085 6.28 55.18 0.75 0.86
5 E 1441 1433 3.89 12.39 0.75 0.86
5 E 1441 1433 3.89 12.39 0.75 0.86
6 E 991 986 2.83 5.20 0.75 0.86
6 E 991 986 2.83 5.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8042.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7998.3 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.14324 0.42778 0.42778

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.151
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.669
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.492
H4 0.902 -0.521 -1.492
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -1.492

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.82021.09551.09551.0955
Cl21.82022.39872.39872.3987
H31.09552.39871.80341.8034
H41.09552.39871.80341.8034
H51.09552.39871.80341.8034

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 108.124 Cl2 C1 H4 108.124
Cl2 C1 H5 108.124 H3 C1 H4 110.784
H3 C1 H5 110.784 H4 C1 H5 110.784
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.294      
2 Cl -0.168      
3 H 0.154      
4 H 0.154      
5 H 0.154      


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 -1.982 1.982
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.712 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.712 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.840
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.936 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.872
Polar
3z2-r23.744
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 2.956 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.956 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.562


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.412
(<r2>)1/2 6.116