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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.814305
Energy at 298.15K-499.817229
HF Energy-499.768157
Nuclear repulsion energy49.466301
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 B2PLYP/6-31G
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 3135 3135 15.65 112.51 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1422 1422 15.59 1.62 0.63 0.77
3 A1 654 654 28.77 23.90 0.34 0.51
4 E 3259 3259 5.61 57.13 0.75 0.86
4 E 3259 3259 5.61 57.13 0.75 0.86
5 E 1537 1537 9.51 19.12 0.75 0.86
5 E 1537 1537 9.51 19.12 0.75 0.86
6 E 1040 1040 4.96 12.20 0.75 0.86
6 E 1040 1040 4.96 12.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8441.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8441.0 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
5.17561 0.40538 0.40538

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.192
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.688
H3 0.000 1.038 -1.513
H4 0.899 -0.519 -1.513
H5 -0.899 -0.519 -1.513

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.87931.08641.08641.0864
Cl21.87932.43272.43272.4327
H31.08642.43271.79771.7977
H41.08642.43271.79771.7977
H51.08642.43271.79771.7977

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 107.181 Cl2 C1 H4 107.181
Cl2 C1 H5 107.181 H3 C1 H4 111.661
H3 C1 H5 111.661 H4 C1 H5 111.661
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.529      
2 Cl -0.072      
3 H 0.200      
4 H 0.200      
5 H 0.200      


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 -2.486 2.486
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.348
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.839 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.677
Polar
3z2-r23.355
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 2.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.395


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.808
(<r2>)1/2 6.230