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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl2CH3 (Propane, 2,2-dichloro-)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1036.770674
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1036.063234
Nuclear repulsion energy295.475420
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 A1 3222 3024 7.10      
2 A1 3122 2930 9.41      
3 A1 1549 1454 2.93      
4 A1 1488 1396 7.63      
5 A1 1240 1164 31.25      
6 A1 975 915 6.84      
7 A1 593 557 14.46      
8 A1 380 357 0.49      
9 A1 270 253 1.27      
10 A2 3200 3003 0.00      
11 A2 1538 1443 0.00      
12 A2 1067 1001 0.00      
13 A2 297 279 0.00      
14 A2 285 268 0.00      
15 B1 3205 3008 17.45      
16 B1 1558 1462 8.90      
17 B1 1199 1125 82.17      
18 B1 726 682 78.27      
19 B1 376 353 1.81      
20 B1 320 301 0.02      
21 B2 3221 3023 4.45      
22 B2 3118 2927 3.88      
23 B2 1535 1441 4.87      
24 B2 1471 1381 16.63      
25 B2 1271 1193 5.04      
26 B2 993 932 0.20      
27 B2 404 379 3.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19311.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18125.5 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.12256 0.08144 0.07160

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.334
Cl2 1.461 0.000 -0.716
Cl3 -1.461 0.000 -0.716
C4 0.000 1.268 1.171
C5 0.000 -1.268 1.171
H6 0.000 2.152 0.533
H7 0.000 -2.152 0.533
H8 -0.891 1.284 1.805
H9 0.891 1.284 1.805
H10 0.891 -1.284 1.805
H11 -0.891 -1.284 1.805

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.79871.79871.51951.51952.16142.16142.14652.14652.14652.1465
Cl21.79872.92152.70242.70242.88522.88523.67892.88572.88573.6789
Cl31.79872.92152.70242.70242.88522.88522.88573.67893.67892.8857
C41.51952.70242.70242.53541.09113.47901.09331.09332.77642.7764
C51.51952.70242.70242.53543.47901.09112.77642.77641.09331.0933
H62.16142.88522.88521.09113.47904.30441.77911.77913.77133.7713
H72.16142.88522.88523.47901.09114.30443.77133.77131.77911.7791
H82.14653.67892.88571.09332.77641.77913.77131.78233.12662.5689
H92.14652.88573.67891.09332.77641.77913.77131.78232.56893.1266
H102.14652.88573.67892.77641.09333.77131.77913.12662.56891.7823
H112.14653.67892.88572.77641.09333.77131.77912.56893.12661.7823

picture of Propane, 2,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C4 H6 110.701 C1 C4 H8 109.395
C1 C4 H9 109.395 C1 C5 H7 110.701
C1 C5 H10 109.395 C1 C5 H11 109.395
Cl2 C1 Cl3 108.603 Cl2 C1 C4 108.767
Cl2 C1 C5 108.767 Cl3 C1 C4 108.767
Cl3 C1 C5 108.767 C4 C1 C5 113.080
H6 C4 H8 109.065 H6 C4 H9 109.065
H7 C5 H10 109.065 H7 C5 H11 109.065
H8 C4 H9 109.198 H10 C5 H11 109.198
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability