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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.151983
Energy at 298.15K-500.154947
HF Energy-500.151983
Nuclear repulsion energy51.521478
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 mPW1PW91/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 3091 3091 22.65 141.72 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1383 1383 10.44 0.78 0.37 0.54
3 A1 753 753 25.53 12.11 0.28 0.43
4 E 3193 3193 4.83 55.96 0.75 0.86
4 E 3193 3193 4.83 55.96 0.75 0.86
5 E 1484 1484 6.45 8.19 0.75 0.86
5 E 1484 1484 6.45 8.19 0.75 0.86
6 E 1033 1033 3.16 2.69 0.75 0.86
6 E 1033 1033 3.16 2.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8322.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8322.7 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 mPW1PW91/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.27064 0.44767 0.44767

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.654
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.467
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.467
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77531.08511.08511.0851
Cl21.77532.35742.35742.3574
H31.08512.35741.78151.7815
H41.08512.35741.78151.7815
H51.08512.35741.78151.7815

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 108.589 Cl2 C1 H4 108.589
Cl2 C1 H5 108.589 H3 C1 H4 110.339
H3 C1 H5 110.339 H4 C1 H5 110.339
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.219      
2 Cl -0.163      
3 H 0.127      
4 H 0.127      
5 H 0.127      


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 -1.910 1.910
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.714 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.002
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.856 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.856 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.712
Polar
3z2-r23.424
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 3.154 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.154 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.757


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.403
(<r2>)1/2 6.033