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All results from a given calculation for CH4 (Methane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-7.980761
Energy at 298.15K-7.983780
HF Energy-7.818487
Nuclear repulsion energy9.500206
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 QCISD/CEP-121G*
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 2875 0.00      
2 E 1572 1499 0.00      
2 E 1572 1499 0.00      
3 T2 3143 2998 35.92      
3 T2 3143 2998 35.92      
3 T2 3143 2998 35.92      
4 T2 1380 1316 14.78      
4 T2 1380 1316 14.78      
4 T2 1380 1316 14.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9863.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9407.0 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 QCISD/CEP-121G*
ABC
5.22289 5.22289 5.22289

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/CEP-121G*

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.633 0.633 0.633
H3 -0.633 -0.633 0.633
H4 -0.633 0.633 -0.633
H5 0.633 -0.633 -0.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C11.09591.09591.09591.0959
H21.09591.78961.78961.7896
H31.09591.78961.78961.7896
H41.09591.78961.78961.7896
H51.09591.78961.78961.7896

picture of Methane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability