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

using model chemistry: QCISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.439557
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119124
Nuclear repulsion energy51.098905
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 QCISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
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 3093 3093 26.19      
2 A1 1392 1392 17.45      
3 A1 759 759 24.03      
4 E 3202 3202 8.45      
4 E 3202 3202 8.45      
5 E 1485 1485 4.27      
5 E 1485 1485 4.27      
6 E 1036 1036 2.41      
6 E 1036 1036 2.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8343.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8343.8 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 QCISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.14126 0.44140 0.44140

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.127
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.482
H4 0.902 -0.521 -1.482
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -1.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78571.10041.10041.1004
Cl21.78572.38102.38102.3810
H31.10042.38101.80371.8037
H41.10042.38101.80371.8037
H51.10042.38101.80371.8037

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 108.848 Cl2 C1 H4 108.848
Cl2 C1 H5 108.848 H3 C1 H4 110.087
H3 C1 H5 110.087 H4 C1 H5 110.087
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability