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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.166746
Energy at 298.15K-500.169762
HF Energy-500.166746
Nuclear repulsion energy51.095531
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 B3LYP/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 3072 3072 23.45      
2 A1 1377 1377 11.49      
3 A1 711 711 26.51      
4 E 3165 3165 4.01      
4 E 3165 3165 4.01      
5 E 1483 1483 6.08      
5 E 1483 1483 6.08      
6 E 1027 1027 2.14      
6 E 1027 1027 2.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8254.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8254.4 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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.25610 0.43864 0.43864

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.135
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.661
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.476
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.476
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79651.08471.08471.0847
Cl21.79652.37192.37192.3719
H31.08472.37191.78391.7839
H41.08472.37191.78391.7839
H51.08472.37191.78391.7839

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 108.279 Cl2 C1 H4 108.279
Cl2 C1 H5 108.279 H3 C1 H4 110.637
H3 C1 H5 110.637 H4 C1 H5 110.637
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.482      
2 Cl -0.205      
3 H 0.229      
4 H 0.229      
5 H 0.229      


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 -1.965 1.965
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.073 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.335
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.869 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.738
Polar
3z2-r23.476
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 3.943 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.473


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.053
(<r2>)1/2 6.087