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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.044984
Energy at 298.15K-500.047945
HF Energy-500.044984
Nuclear repulsion energy51.192808
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3091 2962 22.55      
2 A1 1399 1341 13.91      
3 A1 745 714 27.22      
4 E 3201 3068 5.83      
4 E 3201 3068 5.83      
5 E 1490 1428 7.03      
5 E 1490 1428 7.03      
6 E 1040 997 4.78      
6 E 1040 997 4.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8347.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8000.6 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
5.23350 0.44148 0.44148

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.129
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.478
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.478
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78771.08981.08981.0898
Cl21.78772.37352.37352.3735
H31.08982.37351.78781.7878
H41.08982.37351.78781.7878
H51.08982.37351.78781.7878

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 108.715 Cl2 C1 H4 108.715
Cl2 C1 H5 108.715 H3 C1 H4 110.217
H3 C1 H5 110.217 H4 C1 H5 110.217
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.479      
2 Cl -0.079      
3 H 0.186      
4 H 0.186      
5 H 0.186      


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 -2.065 2.065
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.891
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.888 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.776
Polar
3z2-r23.552
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 2.445 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.445 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.131


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.692
(<r2>)1/2 6.057