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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-997.589025
Energy at 298.15K-997.593850
HF Energy-997.025160
Nuclear repulsion energy208.874398
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' 3230 3031 9.04      
2 A' 3213 3015 0.33      
3 A' 3123 2931 5.73      
4 A' 1542 1447 7.86      
5 A' 1480 1389 10.57      
6 A' 1371 1286 12.09      
7 A' 1152 1082 2.56      
8 A' 1038 974 11.26      
9 A' 685 643 11.35      
10 A' 421 395 4.25      
11 A' 290 272 1.38      
12 A" 3208 3011 7.27      
13 A" 1546 1451 2.62      
14 A" 1342 1260 44.26      
15 A" 1125 1056 37.80      
16 A" 764 717 88.93      
17 A" 332 311 0.44      
18 A" 285 267 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13072.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12269.7 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
0.21518 0.10609 0.07532

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 0.212 0.496 0.000
C2 -0.976 1.436 0.000
H3 1.156 1.036 0.000
Cl4 0.212 -0.519 1.467
Cl5 0.212 -0.519 -1.467
H6 -1.909 0.869 0.000
H7 -0.942 2.068 0.891
H8 -0.942 2.068 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51511.08721.78431.78432.15342.14432.1443
C21.51512.16952.71812.71811.09171.09281.0928
H31.08722.16952.33692.33693.06942.50272.5027
Cl41.78432.71812.33692.93472.92872.89133.6862
Cl51.78432.71812.33692.93472.92873.68622.8913
H62.15341.09173.06942.92872.92871.77941.7794
H72.14431.09282.50272.89133.68621.77941.7816
H82.14431.09282.50273.68622.89131.77941.7816

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.338 C1 C2 H7 109.555
C1 C2 H8 109.555 C2 C1 H3 111.902
C2 C1 Cl4 110.670 C2 C1 Cl5 110.670
H3 C1 Cl4 106.399 H3 C1 Cl5 106.399
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.647 H6 C2 H7 109.083
H6 C2 H8 109.083 H7 C2 H8 109.207
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability