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All results from a given calculation for (Methyl chloride)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.017896
Energy at 298.15K-500.020840
HF Energy-500.017896
Nuclear repulsion energy49.948321
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 M06-2X/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 3149 3149 11.38 116.80 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1425 1425 9.25 2.07 0.67 0.80
3 A1 694 694 27.46 23.42 0.34 0.50
4 E 3267 3267 3.29 59.70 0.75 0.86
4 E 3267 3267 3.31 59.68 0.75 0.86
5 E 1528 1528 11.85 20.23 0.75 0.86
5 E 1528 1528 11.84 20.18 0.75 0.86
6 E 1045 1045 5.63 12.10 0.75 0.86
6 E 1045 1045 5.62 12.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8473.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8473.6 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
5.20376 0.41503 0.41503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.175
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.680
H3 0.000 1.035 -1.502
H4 0.896 -0.518 -1.502
H5 -0.896 -0.518 -1.502

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.85421.08551.08551.0855
Cl21.85422.41432.41432.4143
H31.08552.41431.79291.7929
H41.08552.41431.79291.7929
H51.08552.41431.79291.7929

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 107.530 Cl2 C1 H4 107.530
Cl2 C1 H5 107.530 H3 C1 H4 111.341
H3 C1 H5 111.341 H4 C1 H5 111.341
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.593      
2 Cl -0.053      
3 H 0.216      
4 H 0.216      
5 H 0.216      


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 -2.470 2.470
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.876 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.321
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.778 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.778 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.555
Polar
3z2-r23.111
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 2.066 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.069 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 4.294


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.199
(<r2>)1/2 6.181