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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.178445
Energy at 298.15K-47.180905
HF Energy-47.015389
Nuclear repulsion energy16.100842
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 CCD/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 3015 2854 75.42      
2 A1 1173 1110 24.73      
3 A1 621 588 17.77      
4 E 3097 2931 45.62      
4 E 3097 2931 45.62      
5 E 1520 1438 5.85      
5 E 1520 1438 5.85      
6 E 497 471 222.85      
6 E 497 471 222.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7518.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7116.2 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
5.36264 0.73513 0.73513

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.611
C2 0.000 0.000 0.398
H3 0.000 1.020 0.814
H4 -0.883 -0.510 0.814
H5 0.883 -0.510 0.814

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.00892.63042.63042.6304
C22.00891.10121.10121.1012
H32.63041.10121.76611.7661
H42.63041.10121.76611.7661
H52.63041.10121.76611.7661

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.187 Li1 C2 H4 112.187
Li1 C2 H5 112.187 H3 C2 H4 106.624
H3 C2 H5 106.624 H4 C2 H5 106.624
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability