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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.922457
Energy at 298.15K-499.925427
HF Energy-499.922457
Nuclear repulsion energy51.335688
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 PBE1PBE/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 3096 2967 28.98 119.03 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1412 1353 13.51 3.51 0.57 0.72
3 A1 752 721 28.93 13.23 0.32 0.49
4 E 3200 3068 8.09 60.81 0.75 0.86
4 E 3200 3068 8.10 60.81 0.75 0.86
5 E 1496 1434 7.25 12.70 0.75 0.86
5 E 1496 1434 7.25 12.70 0.75 0.86
6 E 1052 1009 7.93 5.29 0.75 0.86
6 E 1052 1009 7.93 5.29 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8378.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8030.5 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
5.25190 0.44414 0.44414

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.657
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.473
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.473
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.473

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78231.08761.08761.0876
Cl21.78232.36672.36672.3667
H31.08762.36671.78461.7846
H41.08762.36671.78461.7846
H51.08762.36671.78461.7846

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 108.679 Cl2 C1 H4 108.679
Cl2 C1 H5 108.679 H3 C1 H4 110.252
H3 C1 H5 110.252 H4 C1 H5 110.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.715      
2 Cl -0.100      
3 H 0.272      
4 H 0.272      
5 H 0.272      


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 -2.102 2.102
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.121 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.121 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.388
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.867 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.733
Polar
3z2-r23.467
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 2.366 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.372


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.841
(<r2>)1/2 6.070