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

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.141228
Energy at 298.15K-499.144234
HF Energy-499.141228
Nuclear repulsion energy51.521393
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/Def2TZVPP
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 3218 2917 32.70 139.32 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1505 1364 22.33 0.01 0.30 0.46
3 A1 773 701 43.99 19.66 0.30 0.46
4 E 3315 3005 9.51 58.71 0.75 0.86
4 E 3315 3005 9.51 58.71 0.75 0.86
5 E 1604 1454 5.65 7.42 0.75 0.86
5 E 1604 1454 5.65 7.42 0.75 0.86
6 E 1116 1012 1.89 2.40 0.75 0.86
6 E 1116 1012 1.89 2.40 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8782.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7960.7 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.34292 0.44607 0.44607

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.022 -1.464
H4 0.885 -0.511 -1.464
H5 -0.885 -0.511 -1.464

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78101.07641.07641.0764
Cl21.78102.35342.35342.3534
H31.07642.35341.76941.7694
H41.07642.35341.76941.7694
H51.07642.35341.76941.7694

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 108.366 Cl2 C1 H4 108.366
Cl2 C1 H5 108.366 H3 C1 H4 110.554
H3 C1 H5 110.554 H4 C1 H5 110.554
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.120      
2 Cl -0.179      
3 H 0.100      
4 H 0.100      
5 H 0.100      


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 -2.125 2.125
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.878 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.755
Polar
3z2-r23.510
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 3.036 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.669


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.533
(<r2>)1/2 6.044