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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.150712
Energy at 298.15K-500.153657
HF Energy-500.150712
Nuclear repulsion energy50.859515
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/6-311G**
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 3074 2972 25.01 127.43 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1388 1342 16.78 2.25 0.52 0.69
3 A1 706 683 30.66 15.49 0.33 0.50
4 E 3173 3068 7.12 60.19 0.75 0.86
4 E 3173 3068 7.12 60.19 0.75 0.86
5 E 1479 1430 6.35 11.71 0.75 0.86
5 E 1479 1430 6.35 11.71 0.75 0.86
6 E 1031 997 6.38 5.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 1031 997 6.38 5.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8267.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7992.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
5.23097 0.43408 0.43408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.142
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.665
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.482
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.482
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80671.08681.08681.0868
Cl21.80672.38162.38162.3816
H31.08682.38161.78821.7882
H41.08682.38161.78821.7882
H51.08682.38161.78821.7882

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 108.205 Cl2 C1 H4 108.205
Cl2 C1 H5 108.205 H3 C1 H4 110.708
H3 C1 H5 110.708 H4 C1 H5 110.708
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.353      
2 Cl -0.133      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.162      


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 -2.131 2.131
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.256 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.499
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.878 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.756
Polar
3z2-r23.512
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 2.426 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.426 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.570


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.404
(<r2>)1/2 6.116