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All results from a given calculation for CH4 (Methane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-40.353370
Energy at 298.15K-40.356391
HF Energy-40.194875
Nuclear repulsion energy13.385373
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3065 2919 0.00      
2 E 1602 1526 0.00      
2 E 1602 1526 0.00      
3 T2 3186 3034 26.40      
3 T2 3186 3034 26.40      
3 T2 3186 3034 26.40      
4 T2 1400 1333 14.13      
4 T2 1400 1333 14.13      
4 T2 1400 1333 14.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10012.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9534.6 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
5.24023 5.24023 5.24023

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.632 0.632 0.632
H3 -0.632 -0.632 0.632
H4 -0.632 0.632 -0.632
H5 0.632 -0.632 -0.632

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C11.09411.09411.09411.0941
H21.09411.78661.78661.7866
H31.09411.78661.78661.7866
H41.09411.78661.78661.7866
H51.09411.78661.78661.7866

picture of Methane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability