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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.160247
Energy at 298.15K-500.163196
HF Energy-500.160247
Nuclear repulsion energy51.202263
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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
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 3067 3067 23.89 145.63 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1380 1380 14.43 0.84 0.30 0.46
3 A1 721 721 28.29 12.88 0.28 0.44
4 E 3165 3165 7.38 57.85 0.75 0.86
4 E 3165 3165 7.38 57.86 0.75 0.86
5 E 1494 1494 5.04 8.10 0.75 0.86
5 E 1494 1494 5.04 8.10 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 1026 2.41 3.05 0.75 0.86
6 E 1026 1026 2.41 3.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8269.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8269.1 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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.23403 0.44129 0.44129

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.032 -1.471
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.471
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79061.08641.08641.0864
Cl21.79062.36672.36672.3667
H31.08642.36671.78771.7877
H41.08642.36671.78771.7877
H51.08642.36671.78771.7877

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 108.194 Cl2 C1 H4 108.194
Cl2 C1 H5 108.194 H3 C1 H4 110.717
H3 C1 H5 110.717 H4 C1 H5 110.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 Cl -0.181      
3 H 0.104      
4 H 0.104      
5 H 0.104      


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 -1.950 1.950
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.175 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.175 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.846


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.725
(<r2>)1/2 6.060