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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.050529
Energy at 298.15K-500.053497
HF Energy-500.050529
Nuclear repulsion energy51.236794
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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
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 3113 2964 21.96 131.77 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1406 1338 15.73 2.87 0.67 0.80
3 A1 757 721 29.67 19.06 0.27 0.42
4 E 3218 3064 4.20 68.17 0.75 0.86
4 E 3218 3064 4.18 68.13 0.75 0.86
5 E 1494 1422 6.61 12.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1494 1422 6.61 11.99 0.75 0.86
6 E 1043 993 3.63 5.18 0.75 0.86
6 E 1043 993 3.61 5.21 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8392.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9522) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7990.9 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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
ABC
5.23916 0.44219 0.44219

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.475
H4 0.893 -0.516 -1.475
H5 -0.893 -0.516 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78691.08821.08821.0882
Cl21.78692.36972.36972.3697
H31.08822.36971.78681.7868
H41.08822.36971.78681.7868
H51.08822.36971.78681.7868

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 108.565 Cl2 C1 H4 108.565
Cl2 C1 H5 108.565 H3 C1 H4 110.362
H3 C1 H5 110.362 H4 C1 H5 110.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.556      
2 Cl -0.052      
3 H 0.203      
4 H 0.203      
5 H 0.203      


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 -2.146 2.146
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.336
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.859 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.718
Polar
3z2-r23.436
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 2.887 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.891 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 4.448


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.898
(<r2>)1/2 6.074