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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.584535
Energy at 298.15K-497.587494
HF Energy-497.584535
Nuclear repulsion energy50.948225
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 PBE1PBE/3-21G*
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 3107 2982 15.58 100.12 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1439 1381 4.41 5.14 0.54 0.70
3 A1 713 685 25.34 14.09 0.32 0.48
4 E 3209 3080 3.33 55.26 0.75 0.86
4 E 3209 3080 3.33 55.26 0.75 0.86
5 E 1545 1483 12.27 20.54 0.75 0.86
5 E 1545 1483 12.27 20.54 0.75 0.86
6 E 1062 1020 8.09 7.87 0.75 0.86
6 E 1062 1020 8.09 7.87 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8445.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8106.2 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
5.21392 0.43649 0.43649

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.137
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.663
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.482
H4 0.896 -0.517 -1.482
H5 -0.896 -0.517 -1.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79971.09031.09031.0903
Cl21.79972.38132.38132.3813
H31.09032.38131.79111.7911
H41.09032.38131.79111.7911
H51.09032.38131.79111.7911

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 108.469 Cl2 C1 H4 108.469
Cl2 C1 H5 108.469 H3 C1 H4 110.455
H3 C1 H5 110.455 H4 C1 H5 110.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.737      
2 Cl -0.064      
3 H 0.267      
4 H 0.267      
5 H 0.267      


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 -2.107 2.107
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.019
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.839
Polar
3z2-r23.678
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 2.242 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.242 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.042
(<r2>)1/2 6.086