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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/Sadlej_pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/Sadlej_pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.141972
Energy at 298.15K-500.144916
HF Energy-500.141972
Nuclear repulsion energy50.758580
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/Sadlej_pVTZ
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 3057 2970 21.47      
2 A1 1349 1311 12.46      
3 A1 719 699 27.42      
4 E 3173 3083 2.69      
4 E 3173 3083 2.69      
5 E 1452 1411 5.16      
5 E 1452 1411 5.16      
6 E 1009 980 2.02      
6 E 1009 980 2.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8195.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9717) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7963.7 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/Sadlej_pVTZ
ABC
5.13539 0.43375 0.43375

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/Sadlej_pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.142
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.665
H3 0.000 1.042 -1.482
H4 0.902 -0.521 -1.482
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -1.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80661.09601.09601.0960
Cl21.80662.38602.38602.3860
H31.09602.38601.80481.8048
H41.09602.38601.80481.8048
H51.09602.38601.80481.8048

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 108.063 Cl2 C1 H4 108.063
Cl2 C1 H5 108.063 H3 C1 H4 110.842
H3 C1 H5 110.842 H4 C1 H5 110.842
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/Sadlej_pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 2.234      
2 Cl -0.319      
3 H -0.638      
4 H -0.638      
5 H -0.638      


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 -1.993 1.993
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.149 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.361
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.787
Polar
3z2-r23.575
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 4.015 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.015 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.535


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.391
(<r2>)1/2 6.115