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All results from a given calculation for CCl3 (Trichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3 2A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1416.862089
Energy at 298.15K-1416.862273
HF Energy-1416.328694
Nuclear repulsion energy251.675944
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 521 495 0.01      
2 A1 369 351 0.35      
3 E 935 889 216.41      
3 E 935 889 216.41      
4 E 292 277 0.01      
4 E 292 277 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1672.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1588.8 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.11238 0.11238 0.05658

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.277
Cl2 0.000 1.685 -0.033
Cl3 1.459 -0.843 -0.033
Cl4 -1.459 -0.843 -0.033

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.71351.71351.7135
Cl21.71352.91902.9190
Cl31.71352.91902.9190
Cl41.71352.91902.9190

picture of Trichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 116.805 Cl2 C1 Cl4 116.805
Cl3 C1 Cl4 116.805
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability