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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.158421
Energy at 298.15K-500.161387
HF Energy-500.158421
Nuclear repulsion energy51.394167
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 3099 2975 25.71 128.28 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1394 1339 14.58 3.04 0.52 0.69
3 A1 748 718 29.74 13.60 0.32 0.49
4 E 3204 3076 6.73 59.90 0.75 0.86
4 E 3204 3076 6.73 59.90 0.75 0.86
5 E 1481 1422 6.36 11.91 0.75 0.86
5 E 1481 1422 6.36 11.91 0.75 0.86
6 E 1039 997 6.70 4.81 0.75 0.86
6 E 1039 997 6.70 4.81 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8343.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8010.1 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
5.26877 0.44495 0.44495

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

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 0.656
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.470
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.470
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78151.08501.08501.0850
Cl21.78152.36212.36212.3621
H31.08502.36211.78181.7818
H41.08502.36211.78181.7818
H51.08502.36211.78181.7818

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 108.536 Cl2 C1 H4 108.536
Cl2 C1 H5 108.536 H3 C1 H4 110.390
H3 C1 H5 110.390 H4 C1 H5 110.390
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.400      
2 Cl -0.123      
3 H 0.174      
4 H 0.174      
5 H 0.174      


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 -2.081 2.081
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.041 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.041 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.342
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.849 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.849 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.698
Polar
3z2-r23.397
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 2.410 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.442


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.740
(<r2>)1/2 6.061