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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl2 (Methylene chloride)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.611623
Energy at 298.15K-958.614166
HF Energy-958.064020
Nuclear repulsion energy135.044952
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 MP2/6-311+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 3151 2973 4.65 90.25 0.05 0.09
2 A1 1494 1410 0.10 6.40 0.67 0.80
3 A1 748 705 10.15 14.91 0.06 0.11
4 A1 295 278 0.38 3.33 0.41 0.59
5 A2 1206 1138 0.00 1.89 0.75 0.86
6 B1 3231 3048 0.77 45.40 0.75 0.86
7 B1 923 871 1.28 0.47 0.75 0.86
8 B2 1314 1240 38.28 0.02 0.75 0.86
9 B2 805 759 121.46 3.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6583.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9434) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6211.0 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 MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.08553 0.11118 0.10283

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.763
H2 -0.895 0.000 1.373
H3 0.895 0.000 1.373
Cl4 0.000 1.465 -0.215
Cl5 0.000 -1.465 -0.215

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 Cl4 Cl5
C11.08301.08301.76141.7614
H21.08301.78972.33862.3386
H31.08301.78972.33862.3386
Cl41.76142.33862.33862.9292
Cl51.76142.33862.33862.9292

picture of Methylene chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 111.444 H2 C1 Cl4 108.233
H2 C1 Cl5 108.233 H3 C1 Cl4 108.233
H3 C1 Cl5 108.233 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.506
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability