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

using model chemistry: MP3/cc-pV(T+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.552299
Energy at 298.15K-499.555278
HF Energy-499.148822
Nuclear repulsion energy51.444879
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 MP3/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 3123 3123 21.17      
2 A1 1405 1405 12.29      
3 A1 766 766 23.24      
4 E 3224 3224 4.92      
4 E 3224 3224 4.92      
5 E 1509 1509 5.27      
5 E 1509 1509 5.27      
6 E 1046 1046 2.28      
6 E 1046 1046 2.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8426.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8426.1 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 MP3/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.29255 0.44559 0.44559

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.026 -1.469
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.469
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78021.08281.08281.0828
Cl21.78022.36012.36012.3601
H31.08282.36011.77781.7778
H41.08282.36011.77781.7778
H51.08282.36011.77781.7778

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 108.581 Cl2 C1 H4 108.581
Cl2 C1 H5 108.581 H3 C1 H4 110.347
H3 C1 H5 110.347 H4 C1 H5 110.347
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability