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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.115612
Energy at 298.15K-500.118558
HF Energy-500.115612
Nuclear repulsion energy50.991958
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/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 3077 2970 19.96 104.15 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1376 1328 16.86 2.09 0.45 0.62
3 A1 721 696 27.89 13.29 0.25 0.40
4 E 3180 3069 4.84 54.87 0.75 0.86
4 E 3180 3069 4.84 54.87 0.75 0.86
5 E 1480 1428 4.68 11.92 0.75 0.86
5 E 1480 1428 4.68 11.92 0.75 0.86
6 E 1024 988 2.89 4.57 0.75 0.86
6 E 1024 988 2.89 4.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8270.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7981.1 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.21819 0.43722 0.43722

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.137
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.662
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.479
H4 0.895 -0.517 -1.479
H5 -0.895 -0.517 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79891.08881.08881.0888
Cl21.79892.37742.37742.3774
H31.08882.37741.79041.7904
H41.08882.37741.79041.7904
H51.08882.37741.79041.7904

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 108.309 Cl2 C1 H4 108.309
Cl2 C1 H5 108.309 H3 C1 H4 110.608
H3 C1 H5 110.608 H4 C1 H5 110.608
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.336      
2 Cl -0.166      
3 H 0.167      
4 H 0.167      
5 H 0.167      


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 -1.999 1.999
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.835
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.915 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.915 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.831
Polar
3z2-r23.661
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 2.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.459


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.874
(<r2>)1/2 6.072