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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.080362
Energy at 298.15K-500.083320
HF Energy-500.080362
Nuclear repulsion energy51.182296
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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 3079 2965 25.72 127.67 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1387 1336 14.33 2.89 0.52 0.68
3 A1 735 708 29.16 13.59 0.32 0.49
4 E 3183 3066 6.53 59.05 0.75 0.86
4 E 3183 3066 6.53 59.06 0.75 0.86
5 E 1473 1419 6.73 11.76 0.75 0.86
5 E 1473 1419 6.73 11.76 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 996 6.96 4.91 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 996 6.96 4.91 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8290.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7984.3 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
5.23634 0.44102 0.44102

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.131
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.475
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.475
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79001.08791.08791.0879
Cl21.79002.37082.37082.3708
H31.08792.37081.78731.7873
H41.08792.37081.78731.7873
H51.08792.37081.78731.7873

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 108.463 Cl2 C1 H4 108.463
Cl2 C1 H5 108.463 H3 C1 H4 110.460
H3 C1 H5 110.460 H4 C1 H5 110.460
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.396      
2 Cl -0.126      
3 H 0.174      
4 H 0.174      
5 H 0.174      


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 -2.091 2.091
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.064 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.064 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.335
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.864 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.864 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.729
Polar
3z2-r23.457
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 2.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.411 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.473


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.954
(<r2>)1/2 6.079