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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/Sadlej_pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/Sadlej_pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.486432
Energy at 298.15K-499.489402
HF Energy-499.129013
Nuclear repulsion energy50.924733
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 MP2=FULL/Sadlej_pVTZ
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 3084 3084 22.30      
2 A1 1369 1369 13.97      
3 A1 762 762 25.04      
4 E 3218 3218 2.33      
4 E 3218 3218 2.33      
5 E 1478 1478 4.48      
5 E 1478 1478 4.48      
6 E 1028 1028 1.85      
6 E 1028 1028 1.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8331.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8331.2 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 MP2=FULL/Sadlej_pVTZ
ABC
5.12958 0.43751 0.43751

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/Sadlej_pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.135
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.662
H3 0.000 1.043 -1.479
H4 0.903 -0.521 -1.479
H5 -0.903 -0.521 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79721.09771.09771.0977
Cl21.79722.38112.38112.3811
H31.09772.38111.80581.8058
H41.09772.38111.80581.8058
H51.09772.38111.80581.8058

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 108.238 Cl2 C1 H4 108.238
Cl2 C1 H5 108.238 H3 C1 H4 110.676
H3 C1 H5 110.676 H4 C1 H5 110.676
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability