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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.675269
Energy at 298.15K-499.678248
HF Energy-499.154719
Nuclear repulsion energy51.571691
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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
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 3115 3115 21.86      
2 A1 1407 1407 11.35      
3 A1 767 767 24.19      
4 E 3217 3217 4.13      
4 E 3217 3217 4.13      
5 E 1514 1514 5.78      
5 E 1514 1514 5.78      
6 E 1050 1050 2.02      
6 E 1050 1050 2.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8425.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8425.7 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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.30901 0.44793 0.44793

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.654
H3 0.000 1.025 -1.465
H4 0.888 -0.512 -1.465
H5 -0.888 -0.512 -1.465

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77571.08071.08071.0807
Cl21.77572.35362.35362.3536
H31.08072.35361.77501.7750
H41.08072.35361.77501.7750
H51.08072.35361.77501.7750

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 108.507 Cl2 C1 H4 108.507
Cl2 C1 H5 108.507 H3 C1 H4 110.418
H3 C1 H5 110.418 H4 C1 H5 110.418
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability