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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.630129
Energy at 298.15K-497.633054
HF Energy-497.630129
Nuclear repulsion energy49.520698
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 M06-2X/3-21G
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 3135 3006 7.00 97.82 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1410 1352 9.32 0.98 0.73 0.85
3 A1 662 635 29.22 22.04 0.34 0.51
4 E 3245 3111 0.91 48.33 0.75 0.86
4 E 3245 3111 0.87 48.29 0.75 0.86
5 E 1542 1478 11.64 18.51 0.75 0.86
5 E 1542 1478 11.63 18.53 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 984 5.25 11.21 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 984 5.26 11.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8417.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8069.6 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 M06-2X/3-21G
ABC
5.16063 0.40649 0.40649

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.192
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.686
H3 0.000 1.039 -1.505
H4 0.900 -0.520 -1.505
H5 -0.900 -0.520 -1.505

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.87811.08571.08571.0857
Cl21.87812.42572.42572.4257
H31.08572.42571.80031.8003
H41.08572.42571.80031.8003
H51.08572.42571.80031.8003

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 106.786 Cl2 C1 H4 106.786
Cl2 C1 H5 106.786 H3 C1 H4 112.018
H3 C1 H5 112.018 H4 C1 H5 112.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.723      
2 Cl -0.059      
3 H 0.261      
4 H 0.261      
5 H 0.261      


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 -2.506 2.506
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.965 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.965 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.393
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.786 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.786 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.572
Polar
3z2-r23.144
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 1.905 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.908 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 4.275


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.712
(<r2>)1/2 6.222