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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.866284
Energy at 298.15K-499.869212
HF Energy-499.866284
Nuclear repulsion energy50.807219
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 PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2999 2999 22.00      
2 A1 1304 1304 12.86      
3 A1 717 717 24.23      
4 E 3113 3113 4.49      
4 E 3113 3113 4.49      
5 E 1402 1402 6.30      
5 E 1402 1402 6.30      
6 E 979 979 4.15      
6 E 979 979 4.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8003.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8003.7 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 PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
5.08843 0.43608 0.43608

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.135
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.663
H3 0.000 1.047 -1.487
H4 0.907 -0.523 -1.487
H5 -0.907 -0.523 -1.487

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79801.10441.10441.1044
Cl21.79802.39132.39132.3913
H31.10442.39131.81311.8131
H41.10442.39131.81311.8131
H51.10442.39131.81311.8131

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 108.587 Cl2 C1 H4 108.587
Cl2 C1 H5 108.587 H3 C1 H4 110.341
H3 C1 H5 110.341 H4 C1 H5 110.341
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/cc-pCVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.107      
2 Cl -0.148      
3 H 0.085      
4 H 0.085      
5 H 0.085      


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 -1.864 1.864
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.693 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.693 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.955
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.869 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.738
Polar
3z2-r23.477
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 2.497 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.060
(<r2>)1/2 6.088