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

using model chemistry: CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.501148
Energy at 298.15K-499.504145
HF Energy-499.140458
Nuclear repulsion energy51.647218
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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3161 2921 23.10      
2 A1 1446 1336 12.94      
3 A1 785 725 26.99      
4 E 3262 3014 3.84      
4 E 3262 3014 3.84      
5 E 1545 1428 5.88      
5 E 1545 1428 5.88      
6 E 1076 995 1.95      
6 E 1076 995 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8580.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7928.1 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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.32188 0.44936 0.44936

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.119
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.653
H3 0.000 1.024 -1.464
H4 0.886 -0.512 -1.464
H5 -0.886 -0.512 -1.464

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77241.07991.07991.0799
Cl21.77242.35132.35132.3513
H31.07992.35131.77291.7729
H41.07992.35131.77291.7729
H51.07992.35131.77291.7729

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 108.595 Cl2 C1 H4 108.595
Cl2 C1 H5 108.595 H3 C1 H4 110.333
H3 C1 H5 110.333 H4 C1 H5 110.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability