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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.625095
Energy at 298.15K-499.628083
HF Energy-499.140372
Nuclear repulsion energy51.716121
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 MP2=FULL/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 3126 2947 21.90 131.97 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1413 1332 10.69 0.01 0.35 0.52
3 A1 785 740 22.90 15.27 0.17 0.28
4 E 3234 3049 2.23 47.74 0.75 0.86
4 E 3234 3049 2.23 47.74 0.75 0.86
5 E 1517 1430 6.05 4.09 0.75 0.86
5 E 1517 1430 6.05 4.09 0.75 0.86
6 E 1057 997 2.52 0.65 0.75 0.86
6 E 1057 997 2.52 0.65 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8469.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9427) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7984.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.30309 0.45128 0.45128

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.116
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.652
H3 0.000 1.025 -1.462
H4 0.888 -0.513 -1.462
H5 -0.888 -0.513 -1.462

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.76761.08241.08241.0824
Cl21.76762.34982.34982.3498
H31.08242.34981.77601.7760
H41.08242.34981.77601.7760
H51.08242.34981.77601.7760

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 108.682 Cl2 C1 H4 108.682
Cl2 C1 H5 108.682 H3 C1 H4 110.249
H3 C1 H5 110.249 H4 C1 H5 110.249
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability