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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.966603
Energy at 298.15K-499.969570
HF Energy-499.966603
Nuclear repulsion energy51.498789
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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
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 3082 3082 22.83      
2 A1 1377 1377 9.22      
3 A1 752 752 24.75      
4 E 3183 3183 4.73      
4 E 3183 3183 4.73      
5 E 1478 1478 6.71      
5 E 1478 1478 6.71      
6 E 1030 1030 3.20      
6 E 1030 1030 3.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8295.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8295.6 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
5.26068 0.44739 0.44739

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.468
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.468
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77571.08621.08621.0862
Cl21.77572.35872.35872.3587
H31.08622.35871.78311.7831
H41.08622.35871.78311.7831
H51.08622.35871.78311.7831

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 108.602 Cl2 C1 H4 108.602
Cl2 C1 H5 108.602 H3 C1 H4 110.327
H3 C1 H5 110.327 H4 C1 H5 110.327
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.259      
2 Cl -0.153      
3 H 0.137      
4 H 0.137      
5 H 0.137      


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 -1.914 1.914
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.764 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.056
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.854 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.854 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.708
Polar
3z2-r23.416
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 3.062 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.062 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.781


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.455
(<r2>)1/2 6.038