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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.091838
Energy at 298.15K-500.094777
HF Energy-500.091838
Nuclear repulsion energy49.973267
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 B1B95/6-31G
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 3139 2993 14.51 116.28 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1419 1353 9.45 2.52 0.60 0.75
3 A1 686 654 27.93 21.00 0.34 0.51
4 E 3266 3115 4.80 57.47 0.75 0.86
4 E 3266 3115 4.80 57.47 0.75 0.86
5 E 1523 1452 12.10 19.25 0.75 0.86
5 E 1523 1452 12.10 19.25 0.75 0.86
6 E 1042 994 6.25 11.80 0.75 0.86
6 E 1042 994 6.25 11.80 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8452.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8061.2 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 B1B95/6-31G
ABC
5.21179 0.41541 0.41541

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.174
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.679
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.501
H4 0.896 -0.517 -1.501
H5 -0.896 -0.517 -1.501

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.85321.08491.08491.0849
Cl21.85322.41352.41352.4135
H31.08492.41351.79151.7915
H41.08492.41351.79151.7915
H51.08492.41351.79151.7915

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 107.567 Cl2 C1 H4 107.567
Cl2 C1 H5 107.567 H3 C1 H4 111.307
H3 C1 H5 111.307 H4 C1 H5 111.307
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.609      
2 Cl -0.051      
3 H 0.220      
4 H 0.220      
5 H 0.220      


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 -2.453 2.453
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.736 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.114
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.622
Polar
3z2-r23.245
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 2.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.055 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.247


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.074
(<r2>)1/2 6.170