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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.577331
Energy at 298.15K-613.583328
HF Energy-612.976100
Nuclear repulsion energy159.212928
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 MP3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3830 3595 32.33      
2 A' 3174 2979 13.30      
3 A' 3080 2891 31.94      
4 A' 1594 1496 1.87      
5 A' 1556 1460 5.55      
6 A' 1513 1420 3.42      
7 A' 1367 1284 0.75      
8 A' 1279 1200 68.65      
9 A' 1128 1058 75.52      
10 A' 1069 1004 10.59      
11 A' 822 772 65.65      
12 A' 403 379 3.01      
13 A' 258 242 10.68      
14 A" 3239 3040 7.44      
15 A" 3124 2932 40.39      
16 A" 1346 1263 0.07      
17 A" 1251 1174 0.93      
18 A" 1117 1048 3.39      
19 A" 828 777 0.00      
20 A" 244 229 141.91      
21 A" 136 127 15.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16178.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15185.0 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.98347 0.08182 0.07776

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.965 -0.566 0.000
C2 0.000 0.605 0.000
Cl3 -1.688 0.018 0.000
O4 2.264 0.013 0.000
H5 0.795 -1.187 0.890
H6 0.795 -1.187 -0.890
H7 0.147 1.218 0.889
H8 0.147 1.218 -0.889
H9 2.914 -0.704 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51712.71731.42191.09801.09802.15412.15411.9535
C21.51711.78752.34012.15222.15221.08971.08973.1944
Cl32.71731.78753.95262.90032.90032.36622.36624.6588
O41.42192.34013.95262.09472.09472.59272.59270.9679
H51.09802.15222.90032.09471.77902.49013.05982.3479
H61.09802.15222.90032.09471.77903.05982.49012.3479
H72.15411.08972.36622.59272.49013.05981.77753.4841
H82.15411.08972.36622.59273.05982.49011.77753.4841
H91.95353.19444.65880.96792.34792.34793.48413.4841

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.363 C1 C2 H7 110.371
C1 C2 H8 110.371 C1 O4 H9 108.153
C2 C1 O4 105.495 C2 C1 H5 109.731
C2 C1 H6 109.731 Cl3 C2 H7 108.193
Cl3 C2 H8 108.193 O4 C1 H5 111.818
O4 C1 H6 111.818 H5 C1 H6 108.220
H7 C2 H8 109.288
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability