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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.737883
Energy at 298.15K-497.740833
HF Energy-497.737883
Nuclear repulsion energy50.794594
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3095 2969 16.18      
2 A1 1432 1374 5.05      
3 A1 698 670 25.66      
4 E 3195 3066 4.13      
4 E 3195 3066 4.13      
5 E 1541 1479 11.80      
5 E 1541 1479 11.80      
6 E 1057 1014 7.89      
6 E 1057 1014 7.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8405.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8064.4 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
5.20351 0.43336 0.43336

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.142
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.665
H3 0.000 1.035 -1.485
H4 0.896 -0.518 -1.485
H5 -0.896 -0.518 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80721.09061.09061.0906
Cl21.80722.38672.38672.3867
H31.09062.38671.79291.7929
H41.09062.38671.79291.7929
H51.09062.38671.79291.7929

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 108.351 Cl2 C1 H4 108.351
Cl2 C1 H5 108.351 H3 C1 H4 110.568
H3 C1 H5 110.568 H4 C1 H5 110.568
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.721      
2 Cl -0.068      
3 H 0.263      
4 H 0.263      
5 H 0.263      


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 -2.118 2.118
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.959
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.928 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.928 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.857
Polar
3z2-r23.713
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 2.247 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.247 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.007


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.170
(<r2>)1/2 6.097