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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-43.232819
Energy at 298.15K-43.237622
HF Energy-42.683656
Nuclear repulsion energy65.053757
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/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 A' 3203 3052 11.56      
2 A' 3177 3027 2.58      
3 A' 3083 2937 8.19      
4 A' 1520 1448 8.47      
5 A' 1453 1385 11.63      
6 A' 1336 1273 16.24      
7 A' 1133 1080 3.77      
8 A' 1010 963 12.09      
9 A' 676 644 12.10      
10 A' 412 393 4.69      
11 A' 281 268 1.29      
12 A" 3187 3037 9.76      
13 A" 1518 1447 2.17      
14 A" 1304 1242 48.97      
15 A" 1097 1045 35.69      
16 A" 752 716 102.51      
17 A" 329 314 0.37      
18 A" 293 280 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12882.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12274.5 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/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.21293 0.10487 0.07454

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.550 0.000
C2 -1.475 0.934 0.000
H3 0.659 1.419 0.000
Cl4 0.402 -0.394 1.476
Cl5 0.402 -0.394 -1.476
H6 -2.094 0.035 0.000
H7 -1.696 1.525 0.893
H8 -1.696 1.525 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52381.09061.79751.79752.15702.15052.1505
C21.52382.18802.73212.73211.09231.09391.0939
H31.09062.18802.35212.35213.08192.52082.5208
Cl41.79752.73212.35212.95112.93172.90273.7012
Cl51.79752.73212.35212.95112.93173.70122.9027
H62.15701.09233.08192.93172.93171.78291.7829
H72.15051.09392.52082.90273.70121.78291.7869
H82.15051.09392.52083.70122.90271.78291.7869

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 109.983 C1 C2 H7 109.383
C1 C2 H8 109.383 C2 C1 H3 112.576
C2 C1 Cl4 110.422 C2 C1 Cl5 110.422
H3 C1 Cl4 106.472 H3 C1 Cl5 106.472
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.342 H6 C2 H7 109.277
H6 C2 H8 109.277 H7 C2 H8 109.524
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability