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

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.076806
Energy at 298.15K-500.079706
HF Energy-500.076806
Nuclear repulsion energy50.242187
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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 2986 2990 22.59 138.30 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1307 1309 18.21 3.11 0.35 0.52
3 A1 674 675 26.34 12.48 0.31 0.48
4 E 3091 3096 7.34 65.89 0.75 0.86
4 E 3091 3096 7.34 65.89 0.75 0.86
5 E 1410 1412 4.90 13.48 0.75 0.86
5 E 1410 1412 4.90 13.48 0.75 0.86
6 E 975 977 3.16 6.08 0.75 0.86
6 E 975 977 3.16 6.08 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7959.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7972.6 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.06705 0.42436 0.42436

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.154
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.672
H3 0.000 1.049 -1.499
H4 0.908 -0.524 -1.499
H5 -0.908 -0.524 -1.499

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.82651.10431.10431.1043
Cl21.82652.41162.41162.4116
H31.10432.41161.81691.8169
H41.10432.41161.81691.8169
H51.10432.41161.81691.8169

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 108.207 Cl2 C1 H4 108.207
Cl2 C1 H5 108.207 H3 C1 H4 110.705
H3 C1 H5 110.705 H4 C1 H5 110.705
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.045      
2 Cl -0.152      
3 H 0.066      
4 H 0.066      
5 H 0.066      


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 -1.881 1.881
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.724 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.941
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.891 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.783
Polar
3z2-r23.566
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 2.498 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.498 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.461


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.669
(<r2>)1/2 6.138