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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31+G**

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.405381
Energy at 298.15K-47.407774
HF Energy-47.405381
Nuclear repulsion energy16.139948
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/6-31+G**
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 2967 2856 115.05      
2 A1 1113 1071 5.54      
3 A1 620 597 26.16      
4 E 3036 2923 57.96      
4 E 3036 2923 57.95      
5 E 1469 1414 2.47      
5 E 1469 1414 2.46      
6 E 457 440 172.46      
6 E 457 440 172.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7312.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7038.0 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/6-31+G**
ABC
5.38422 0.74488 0.74488

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.484
C2 0.000 0.000 0.419
H3 0.000 1.042 0.645
H4 -0.903 -0.521 0.645
H5 0.903 -0.521 0.645

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.90282.37002.37002.3700
C21.90281.06631.06631.0663
H32.37001.06631.80501.8050
H42.37001.06631.80501.8050
H52.37001.06631.80501.8050

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 102.225 Li1 C2 H4 102.225
Li1 C2 H5 102.225 H3 C2 H4 115.642
H3 C2 H5 115.642 H4 C2 H5 115.642
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.324      
2 C -0.678      
3 H 0.118      
4 H 0.118      
5 H 0.118      


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 -5.587 5.587
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 4.807 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.807 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.151


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.052
(<r2>)1/2 4.365