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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-494.617144
Energy at 298.15K-494.620080
HF Energy-494.617144
Nuclear repulsion energy50.049678
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/STO-3G
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 3308 2952 0.13 40.19 0.02 0.04
2 A1 1496 1335 7.19 2.38 0.72 0.84
3 A1 830 741 16.52 12.77 0.33 0.50
4 E 3498 3122 0.11 26.06 0.75 0.86
4 E 3498 3122 0.11 26.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1630 1454 6.60 15.51 0.75 0.86
5 E 1630 1454 6.60 15.51 0.75 0.86
6 E 1077 961 0.44 5.25 0.75 0.86
6 E 1077 961 0.44 5.25 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9021.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8050.5 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
5.09900 0.41990 0.41990

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.160
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.676
H3 0.000 1.046 -1.510
H4 0.906 -0.523 -1.510
H5 -0.906 -0.523 -1.510

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.83631.10241.10241.1024
Cl21.83632.42282.42282.4228
H31.10242.42281.81121.8112
H41.10242.42281.81121.8112
H51.10242.42281.81121.8112

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 108.465 Cl2 C1 H4 108.465
Cl2 C1 H5 108.465 H3 C1 H4 110.458
H3 C1 H5 110.458 H4 C1 H5 110.458
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.186      
2 Cl -0.151      
3 H 0.112      
4 H 0.112      
5 H 0.112      


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 -2.164 2.164
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.303 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.303 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.175
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.564 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.564 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.128
Polar
3z2-r22.256
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 0.868 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.159
(<r2>)1/2 6.096