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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-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 CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.702291
Energy at 298.15K-499.705328
HF Energy-499.149836
Nuclear repulsion energy51.481435
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(T)=FULL/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 3096 3096        
2 A1 1396 1396        
3 A1 755 755        
4 E 3173 3173        
4 E 3173 3173        
5 E 1511 1511        
5 E 1510 1510        
6 E 1041 1041        
6 E 1040 1040        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8347.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8347.1 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.27198 0.44665 0.44665

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.028 -1.466
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.466
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77831.08401.08401.0840
Cl21.77832.35722.35722.3572
H31.08402.35721.78121.7812
H41.08402.35721.78121.7812
H51.08402.35721.78121.7812

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 108.433 Cl2 C1 H4 108.434
Cl2 C1 H5 108.434 H3 C1 H4 110.489
H3 C1 H5 110.489 H4 C1 H5 110.489
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability