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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.056579
Energy at 298.15K-499.059548
HF Energy-499.056579
Nuclear repulsion energy49.944076
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 HF/6-31G
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 3279 2961 21.74 126.03 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1520 1373 26.25 0.16 0.68 0.81
3 A1 684 618 54.92 38.82 0.35 0.52
4 E 3407 3076 3.79 64.56 0.75 0.86
4 E 3407 3076 3.79 64.56 0.75 0.86
5 E 1631 1473 10.01 19.04 0.75 0.86
5 E 1631 1473 10.01 19.04 0.75 0.86
6 E 1119 1011 4.07 11.15 0.75 0.86
6 E 1119 1011 4.07 11.15 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8899.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8035.1 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
5.28947 0.41284 0.41284

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.182
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.681
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.496
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.496
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.496

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.86331.07361.07361.0736
Cl21.86332.40722.40722.4072
H31.07362.40721.77831.7783
H41.07362.40721.77831.7783
H51.07362.40721.77831.7783

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 107.002 Cl2 C1 H4 107.002
Cl2 C1 H5 107.002 H3 C1 H4 111.824
H3 C1 H5 111.824 H4 C1 H5 111.824
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.561      
2 Cl -0.097      
3 H 0.219      
4 H 0.219      
5 H 0.219      


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 -2.817 2.817
CHELPG 0.000 -0.003 -2.846 2.846
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.071 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.071 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.530
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.771 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.771 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.541
Polar
3z2-r23.082
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 2.002 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.002 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.517


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.365
(<r2>)1/2 6.194