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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.538599
Energy at 298.15K-499.541582
HF Energy-499.140404
Nuclear repulsion energy51.489069
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 MP3/6-311+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 3122 3122 21.42      
2 A1 1417 1417 11.60      
3 A1 772 772 24.03      
4 E 3223 3223 3.53      
4 E 3223 3223 3.53      
5 E 1518 1518 5.68      
5 E 1518 1518 5.68      
6 E 1057 1057 2.06      
6 E 1057 1057 2.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8453.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8453.6 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.28479 0.44667 0.44667

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.467
H4 0.890 -0.514 -1.467
H5 -0.890 -0.514 -1.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77791.08341.08341.0834
Cl21.77792.35802.35802.3580
H31.08342.35801.77911.7791
H41.08342.35801.77911.7791
H51.08342.35801.77911.7791

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 108.550 Cl2 C1 H4 108.550
Cl2 C1 H5 108.550 H3 C1 H4 110.376
H3 C1 H5 110.376 H4 C1 H5 110.376
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability