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

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pV(D+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.439297
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119137
Nuclear repulsion energy51.112496
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 CCSD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3096 3096 25.84      
2 A1 1393 1393 17.18      
3 A1 761 761 23.86      
4 E 3204 3204 8.18      
4 E 3204 3204 8.18      
5 E 1485 1485 4.33      
5 E 1485 1485 4.33      
6 E 1036 1036 2.42      
6 E 1036 1036 2.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8350.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8350.6 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 CCSD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.14314 0.44166 0.44166

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/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 0.659
H3 0.000 1.041 -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
C11.78511.10021.10021.1002
Cl21.78512.38042.38042.3804
H31.10022.38041.80341.8034
H41.10022.38041.80341.8034
H51.10022.38041.80341.8034

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 108.850 Cl2 C1 H4 108.850
Cl2 C1 H5 108.850 H3 C1 H4 110.085
H3 C1 H5 110.085 H4 C1 H5 110.085
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability