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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.111962
Energy at 298.15K-500.114931
HF Energy-500.111962
Nuclear repulsion energy51.158222
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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
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 28.91 117.16 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1420 1420 14.35 2.70 0.62 0.76
3 A1 748 748 29.55 14.70 0.32 0.49
4 E 3197 3197 8.69 60.62 0.75 0.86
4 E 3197 3197 8.71 60.61 0.75 0.86
5 E 1503 1503 7.12 12.84 0.75 0.86
5 E 1503 1503 7.13 12.84 0.75 0.86
6 E 1055 1055 7.44 5.45 0.75 0.86
6 E 1055 1055 7.43 5.45 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8384.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8384.8 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
5.24746 0.44032 0.44032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.660
H3 0.000 1.031 -1.477
H4 0.893 -0.515 -1.477
H5 -0.893 -0.515 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79141.08701.08701.0870
Cl21.79142.37222.37222.3722
H31.08702.37221.78541.7854
H41.08702.37221.78541.7854
H51.08702.37221.78541.7854

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 108.512 Cl2 C1 H4 108.512
Cl2 C1 H5 108.512 H3 C1 H4 110.413
H3 C1 H5 110.413 H4 C1 H5 110.413
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.691      
2 Cl -0.104      
3 H 0.265      
4 H 0.265      
5 H 0.265      


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 -2.154 2.154
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.322
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.884 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.768
Polar
3z2-r23.537
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 2.365 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.366 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.404


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.995
(<r2>)1/2 6.082