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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.139628
Energy at 298.15K-500.142595
HF Energy-500.139628
Nuclear repulsion energy51.376371
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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3087 3087 22.99 149.70 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1390 1390 9.08 0.03 0.02 0.04
3 A1 753 753 25.43 15.57 0.15 0.25
4 E 3190 3190 3.55 50.44 0.75 0.86
4 E 3190 3190 3.56 50.65 0.75 0.86
5 E 1489 1489 7.04 3.79 0.75 0.86
5 E 1489 1489 7.06 3.77 0.75 0.86
6 E 1036 1036 2.32 0.49 0.75 0.86
6 E 1036 1036 2.32 0.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8329.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8329.5 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.26906 0.44451 0.44451

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.126
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.657
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.470
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.470
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78271.08461.08461.0846
Cl21.78272.36212.36212.3621
H31.08462.36211.78171.7817
H41.08462.36211.78171.7817
H51.08462.36211.78171.7817

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 108.472 Cl2 C1 H4 108.472
Cl2 C1 H5 108.472 H3 C1 H4 110.452
H3 C1 H5 110.452 H4 C1 H5 110.452
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.328      
2 Cl -0.113      
3 H 0.147      
4 H 0.147      
5 H 0.147      


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 -1.973 1.973
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.822 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.095
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.863 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.727
Polar
3z2-r23.454
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 3.915 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.915 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 5.336


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.614
(<r2>)1/2 6.051