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

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pV(D+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 HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.119600
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119600
Nuclear repulsion energy51.361264
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 HF/cc-pV(D+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 3232 3232 32.04      
2 A1 1483 1483 23.85      
3 A1 770 770 46.24      
4 E 3347 3347 7.94      
4 E 3347 3347 7.94      
5 E 1580 1580 5.73      
5 E 1580 1580 5.73      
6 E 1103 1103 2.47      
6 E 1103 1103 2.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8772.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8772.1 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 HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.25263 0.44444 0.44444

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.126
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.657
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.469
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.469
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78311.08561.08561.0856
Cl21.78312.36182.36182.3618
H31.08562.36181.78451.7845
H41.08562.36181.78451.7845
H51.08562.36181.78451.7845

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 108.368 Cl2 C1 H4 108.368
Cl2 C1 H5 108.368 H3 C1 H4 110.551
H3 C1 H5 110.551 H4 C1 H5 110.551
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pV(D+d)Z Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.061      
2 Cl -0.191      
3 H 0.084      
4 H 0.084      
5 H 0.084      


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 -2.150 2.150
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.830 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.107
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.862 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.723
Polar
3z2-r23.446
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 2.368 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.368 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.263


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.625
(<r2>)1/2 6.052