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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pCVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.169499
Energy at 298.15K-500.172450
HF Energy-500.169499
Nuclear repulsion energy51.095359
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/cc-pCVTZ
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 3068 3068 23.18      
2 A1 1379 1379 12.04      
3 A1 714 714 26.07      
4 E 3163 3163 5.84      
4 E 3163 3163 5.84      
5 E 1483 1483 5.96      
5 E 1483 1483 5.96      
6 E 1026 1026 2.75      
6 E 1026 1026 2.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8251.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8251.9 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/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
5.25880 0.43863 0.43863

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pCVTZ

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 0.661
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.476
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.476
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79621.08481.08481.0848
Cl21.79622.37272.37272.3727
H31.08482.37271.78351.7835
H41.08482.37271.78351.7835
H51.08482.37271.78351.7835

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 108.346 Cl2 C1 H4 108.346
Cl2 C1 H5 108.346 H3 C1 H4 110.573
H3 C1 H5 110.573 H4 C1 H5 110.573
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.222      
2 Cl -0.160      
3 H 0.127      
4 H 0.127      
5 H 0.127      


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 -1.944 1.944
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.901 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.158
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.872 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.872 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.743
Polar
3z2-r23.487
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 3.073 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.868


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.949
(<r2>)1/2 6.079