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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.903213
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.903213
Nuclear repulsion energy51.063979
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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ
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 2999 2999 23.35      
2 A1 1324 1324 8.48      
3 A1 713 713 22.29      
4 E 3097 3097 3.82      
4 E 3097 3097 3.82      
5 E 1429 1429 6.13      
5 E 1429 1429 6.13      
6 E 993 993 2.62      
6 E 993 993 2.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8035.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8035.8 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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ
ABC
5.17733 0.43966 0.43966

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.660
H3 0.000 1.038 -1.478
H4 0.899 -0.519 -1.478
H5 -0.899 -0.519 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79211.09391.09391.0939
Cl21.79212.37672.37672.3767
H31.09392.37671.79741.7974
H41.09392.37671.79741.7974
H51.09392.37671.79741.7974

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 108.440 Cl2 C1 H4 108.440
Cl2 C1 H5 108.440 H3 C1 H4 110.482
H3 C1 H5 110.482 H4 C1 H5 110.482
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.860      
2 Cl -0.172      
3 H 0.344      
4 H 0.344      
5 H 0.344      


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 -1.888 1.888
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.357
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.855 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.710
Polar
3z2-r23.420
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 4.040 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.040 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.576


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.059
(<r2>)1/2 6.088