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

using model chemistry: B97D3/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.137961
Energy at 298.15K-500.140881
HF Energy-500.137961
Nuclear repulsion energy50.656102
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 B97D3/TZVP
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 3024 2980 26.10 142.78 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1358 1339 17.30 4.01 0.41 0.58
3 A1 677 667 29.71 14.97 0.35 0.52
4 E 3126 3081 10.21 62.43 0.75 0.86
4 E 3126 3081 10.21 62.43 0.75 0.86
5 E 1454 1433 5.78 13.36 0.75 0.86
5 E 1454 1433 5.78 13.36 0.75 0.86
6 E 1007 993 3.58 7.49 0.75 0.86
6 E 1007 993 3.58 7.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8115.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9856) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7998.9 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 B97D3/TZVP
ABC
5.19762 0.43045 0.43045

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.147
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.667
H3 0.000 1.036 -1.488
H4 0.897 -0.518 -1.488
H5 -0.897 -0.518 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.81441.09031.09031.0903
Cl21.81442.39112.39112.3911
H31.09032.39111.79391.7939
H41.09032.39111.79391.7939
H51.09032.39111.79391.7939

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 108.212 Cl2 C1 H4 108.212
Cl2 C1 H5 108.212 H3 C1 H4 110.701
H3 C1 H5 110.701 H4 C1 H5 110.701
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.282      
2 Cl -0.158      
3 H 0.147      
4 H 0.147      
5 H 0.147      


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 -2.071 2.071
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.810 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.810 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.020
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.895 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.790
Polar
3z2-r23.580
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 2.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.770 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.514


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.325
(<r2>)1/2 6.109