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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/Def2TZVPP

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/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.089926
Energy at 298.15K-500.092882
HF Energy-500.089926
Nuclear repulsion energy51.418562
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/Def2TZVPP
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 3074 3074 22.90 143.88 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1376 1376 10.58 0.86 0.36 0.53
3 A1 743 743 25.24 12.02 0.28 0.43
4 E 3175 3175 5.14 56.88 0.75 0.86
4 E 3175 3175 5.14 56.88 0.75 0.86
5 E 1476 1476 6.31 8.34 0.75 0.86
5 E 1476 1476 6.31 8.34 0.75 0.86
6 E 1027 1027 3.12 2.82 0.75 0.86
6 E 1027 1027 3.12 2.82 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8274.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8274.3 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.25712 0.44573 0.44573

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.470
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.470
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77931.08651.08651.0865
Cl21.77932.36192.36192.3619
H31.08652.36191.78371.7837
H41.08652.36191.78371.7837
H51.08652.36191.78371.7837

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 108.579 Cl2 C1 H4 108.579
Cl2 C1 H5 108.579 H3 C1 H4 110.349
H3 C1 H5 110.349 H4 C1 H5 110.349
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.234      
2 Cl -0.165      
3 H 0.133      
4 H 0.133      
5 H 0.133      


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 -1.912 1.912
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.726 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.726 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.008
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.859 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.718
Polar
3z2-r23.436
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 3.170 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.170 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.787


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.510
(<r2>)1/2 6.042