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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.382930
Energy at 298.15K-499.385911
HF Energy-499.092784
Nuclear repulsion energy51.200403
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 CCSD/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 3117 2943 23.35      
2 A1 1452 1371 15.64      
3 A1 767 725 23.61      
4 E 3218 3039 8.00      
4 E 3218 3039 8.00      
5 E 1531 1446 5.53      
5 E 1531 1446 5.53      
6 E 1074 1014 3.56      
6 E 1074 1014 3.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8490.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8018.0 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
5.22591 0.44184 0.44184

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.129
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.034 -1.479
H4 0.895 -0.517 -1.479
H5 -0.895 -0.517 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78791.09131.09131.0913
Cl21.78792.37492.37492.3749
H31.09132.37491.79011.7901
H41.09132.37491.79011.7901
H51.09132.37491.79011.7901

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 108.728 Cl2 C1 H4 108.728
Cl2 C1 H5 108.728 H3 C1 H4 110.204
H3 C1 H5 110.204 H4 C1 H5 110.204
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability