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

using model chemistry: G3MP2

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at G3MP2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.573649
Energy at 298.15K-499.569670
HF Energy-499.093152
Nuclear repulsion energy51.432341
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 HF/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 3267 3078 33.40 113.56 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1539 1450 30.07 1.77 0.56 0.72
3 A1 784 739 47.01 23.91 0.33 0.50
4 E 3370 3175 9.90 66.88 0.75 0.86
4 E 3370 3175 9.90 66.88 0.75 0.86
5 E 1629 1535 4.76 16.58 0.75 0.86
5 E 1629 1535 4.76 16.58 0.75 0.86
6 E 1139 1073 2.35 7.07 0.75 0.86
6 E 1139 1073 2.35 7.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8932.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8416.5 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
5.26052 0.44581 0.44581

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.122
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.474
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.474
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77771.08811.08811.0881
Cl21.77772.36582.36582.3658
H31.08812.36581.78321.7832
H41.08812.36581.78321.7832
H51.08812.36581.78321.7832

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 108.481 Cl2 C1 H4 108.481
Cl2 C1 H5 108.481 H3 C1 H4 110.443
H3 C1 H5 110.443 H4 C1 H5 110.443
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability