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

using model chemistry: B97D3/aug-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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.158736
Energy at 298.15K-500.161661
HF Energy-500.158736
Nuclear repulsion energy50.963200
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 B97D3/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 3015 3015 27.27 162.32 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1349 1349 11.84 0.02 0.66 0.80
3 A1 688 688 26.70 14.92 0.14 0.25
4 E 3113 3113 6.51 56.28 0.75 0.86
4 E 3113 3113 6.52 56.50 0.75 0.86
5 E 1453 1453 5.24 4.04 0.75 0.86
5 E 1453 1453 5.24 4.02 0.75 0.86
6 E 1009 1009 2.13 0.55 0.75 0.86
6 E 1009 1009 2.13 0.56 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8101.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8101.6 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.21176 0.43669 0.43669

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.138
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.663
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.479
H4 0.896 -0.517 -1.479
H5 -0.896 -0.517 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80031.08911.08911.0891
Cl21.80032.37802.37802.3780
H31.08912.37801.79151.7915
H41.08912.37801.79151.7915
H51.08912.37801.79151.7915

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 108.248 Cl2 C1 H4 108.248
Cl2 C1 H5 108.248 H3 C1 H4 110.666
H3 C1 H5 110.666 H4 C1 H5 110.666
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.826      
2 Cl -0.084      
3 H 0.304      
4 H 0.304      
5 H 0.304      


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 -1.939 1.939
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.918 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.918 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.209
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.855 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.710
Polar
3z2-r23.419
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 4.056 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.056 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.571


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.083
(<r2>)1/2 6.090