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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.684258
Energy at 298.15K-499.687303
HF Energy-499.149869
Nuclear repulsion energy51.582471
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 3119 3119 23.28      
2 A1 1414 1414 11.74      
3 A1 766 766 23.38      
4 E 3194 3194 3.98      
4 E 3194 3194 3.98      
5 E 1524 1524 5.56      
5 E 1524 1524 5.56      
6 E 1053 1053 1.75      
6 E 1053 1053 1.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8419.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8419.8 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.29505 0.44844 0.44844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z

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 0.654
H3 0.000 1.026 -1.464
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.464
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.464

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77441.08211.08211.0821
Cl21.77442.35342.35342.3534
H31.08212.35341.77731.7773
H41.08212.35341.77731.7773
H51.08212.35341.77731.7773

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 108.510 Cl2 C1 H4 108.510
Cl2 C1 H5 108.510 H3 C1 H4 110.415
H3 C1 H5 110.415 H4 C1 H5 110.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability