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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.149962
Energy at 298.15K-499.153026
HF Energy-499.149962
Nuclear repulsion energy51.485906
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 HF/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 3216 3216 32.68      
2 A1 1502 1502 20.16      
3 A1 769 769 43.19      
4 E 3313 3313 7.29      
4 E 3313 3313 7.29      
5 E 1602 1602 6.00      
5 E 1602 1602 6.00      
6 E 1116 1116 1.34      
6 E 1116 1116 1.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8775.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8775.1 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 HF/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.33783 0.44534 0.44534

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.127
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.022 -1.464
H4 0.885 -0.511 -1.464
H5 -0.885 -0.511 -1.464

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78301.07631.07631.0763
Cl21.78302.35382.35382.3538
H31.07632.35381.77021.7702
H41.07632.35381.77021.7702
H51.07632.35381.77021.7702

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 108.270 Cl2 C1 H4 108.270
Cl2 C1 H5 108.270 H3 C1 H4 110.645
H3 C1 H5 110.645 H4 C1 H5 110.645
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.651      
2 Cl -0.265      
3 H 0.305      
4 H 0.305      
5 H 0.305      


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 -2.135 2.135
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.990 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.990 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.226
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.882 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.764
Polar
3z2-r23.528
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 3.681 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.161


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.621
(<r2>)1/2 6.052