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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.061984
Energy at 298.15K-500.064895
HF Energy-500.061984
Nuclear repulsion energy50.342247
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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 3011 2988 22.03 115.65 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1354 1344 20.04 5.66 0.46 0.63
3 A1 674 669 27.24 13.36 0.32 0.48
4 E 3113 3089 8.66 59.42 0.75 0.86
4 E 3113 3089 8.66 59.41 0.75 0.86
5 E 1457 1446 5.11 16.79 0.75 0.86
5 E 1457 1446 5.11 16.79 0.75 0.86
6 E 1001 994 3.95 8.59 0.75 0.86
6 E 1001 994 3.95 8.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8091.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8029.1 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
5.14679 0.42491 0.42491

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.154
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.672
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.498
H4 0.901 -0.520 -1.498
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -1.498

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.82621.09601.09601.0960
Cl21.82622.40642.40642.4064
H31.09602.40641.80281.8028
H41.09602.40641.80281.8028
H51.09602.40641.80281.8028

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 108.260 Cl2 C1 H4 108.260
Cl2 C1 H5 108.260 H3 C1 H4 110.655
H3 C1 H5 110.655 H4 C1 H5 110.655
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.366      
2 Cl -0.095      
3 H 0.154      
4 H 0.154      
5 H 0.154      


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 -2.057 2.057
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.781 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.781 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.921
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.860
Polar
3z2-r23.720
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 2.480 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.287


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.617
(<r2>)1/2 6.133