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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.815875
Energy at 298.15K-499.818779
HF Energy-499.815875
Nuclear repulsion energy49.415628
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 PBEPBE/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 3045 3003 14.58 118.27 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1365 1346 9.09 3.99 0.53 0.70
3 A1 653 644 24.80 16.92 0.34 0.51
4 E 3170 3126 6.42 56.92 0.75 0.86
4 E 3170 3126 6.42 56.92 0.75 0.86
5 E 1474 1454 11.39 19.23 0.75 0.86
5 E 1474 1454 11.39 19.23 0.75 0.86
6 E 1004 990 6.82 12.69 0.75 0.86
6 E 1004 990 6.82 12.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8179.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8066.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
5.09887 0.40604 0.40604

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.188
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.687
H3 0.000 1.046 -1.516
H4 0.906 -0.523 -1.516
H5 -0.906 -0.523 -1.516

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.87531.09601.09601.0960
Cl21.87532.43902.43902.4390
H31.09602.43901.81121.8112
H41.09602.43901.81121.8112
H51.09602.43901.81121.8112

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 107.424 Cl2 C1 H4 107.424
Cl2 C1 H5 107.424 H3 C1 H4 111.438
H3 C1 H5 111.438 H4 C1 H5 111.438
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.600      
2 Cl -0.050      
3 H 0.216      
4 H 0.216      
5 H 0.216      


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 -2.385 2.385
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.832 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.832 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.097
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.867 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.735
Polar
3z2-r23.470
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 2.109 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.109 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.312


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.700
(<r2>)1/2 6.221