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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.944215
Energy at 298.15K-499.947182
HF Energy-499.833053
Nuclear repulsion energy51.095726
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3107 3107 28.86 116.20 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1430 1430 16.93 2.57 0.60 0.75
3 A1 733 733 29.08 15.87 0.32 0.49
4 E 3210 3210 8.84 60.97 0.75 0.86
4 E 3210 3210 8.84 60.97 0.75 0.86
5 E 1515 1515 6.30 12.74 0.75 0.86
5 E 1515 1515 6.30 12.74 0.75 0.86
6 E 1060 1060 6.93 5.49 0.75 0.86
6 E 1060 1060 6.93 5.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8420.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8420.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
5.26350 0.43866 0.43866

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.134
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.661
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.479
H4 0.891 -0.515 -1.479
H5 -0.891 -0.515 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79541.08531.08531.0853
Cl21.79542.37452.37452.3745
H31.08532.37451.78271.7827
H41.08532.37451.78271.7827
H51.08532.37451.78271.7827

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 108.500 Cl2 C1 H4 108.500
Cl2 C1 H5 108.500 H3 C1 H4 110.425
H3 C1 H5 110.425 H4 C1 H5 110.425
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability