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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.048923
Energy at 298.15K-500.051881
HF Energy-500.048923
Nuclear repulsion energy51.299557
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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3081 2962 20.43 106.24 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1374 1321 13.14 2.35 0.45 0.62
3 A1 748 720 25.92 11.99 0.24 0.39
4 E 3190 3067 4.05 55.59 0.75 0.86
4 E 3190 3067 4.05 55.59 0.75 0.86
5 E 1475 1418 5.47 11.87 0.75 0.86
5 E 1475 1418 5.47 11.87 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 986 3.46 4.27 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 986 3.46 4.27 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8291.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7971.6 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.22539 0.44379 0.44379

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.126
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.657
H3 0.000 1.033 -1.472
H4 0.895 -0.516 -1.472
H5 -0.895 -0.516 -1.472

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78331.08951.08951.0895
Cl21.78332.36702.36702.3670
H31.08952.36701.78911.7891
H41.08952.36701.78911.7891
H51.08952.36701.78911.7891

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 108.540 Cl2 C1 H4 108.540
Cl2 C1 H5 108.540 H3 C1 H4 110.387
H3 C1 H5 110.387 H4 C1 H5 110.387
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.412      
2 Cl -0.151      
3 H 0.188      
4 H 0.188      
5 H 0.188      


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 -1.972 1.972
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.762
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.905 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.905 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.811
Polar
3z2-r23.622
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 2.918 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.918 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.420


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.505
(<r2>)1/2 6.042