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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCl3 (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-)

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1456.130402
Energy at 298.15K-1456.133975
HF Energy-1455.786617
Nuclear repulsion energy345.134147
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/SDD
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 3046 2940 6.18      
2 A1 1471 1420 8.00      
3 A1 1096 1058 23.89      
4 A1 476 459 11.97      
5 A1 319 308 1.69      
6 A2 319 308 0.00      
7 E 3163 3053 7.49      
7 E 3163 3053 7.49      
8 E 1515 1463 7.03      
8 E 1515 1463 7.03      
9 E 1143 1103 56.63      
9 E 1143 1103 56.63      
10 E 677 653 84.10      
10 E 677 653 84.10      
11 E 335 323 0.88      
11 E 335 323 0.88      
12 E 230 222 0.41      
12 E 230 222 0.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10426.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10064.5 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/SDD
ABC
0.07194 0.07194 0.05106

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.816
C2 0.000 0.000 0.278
H3 0.000 -1.038 2.186
H4 0.899 0.519 2.186
H5 -0.899 0.519 2.186
Cl6 0.000 1.765 -0.375
Cl7 -1.529 -0.883 -0.375
Cl8 1.529 -0.883 -0.375

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.53801.10211.10211.10212.81332.81332.8133
C21.53802.17232.17232.17231.88201.88201.8820
H31.10212.17231.79791.79793.79692.98652.9865
H41.10212.17231.79791.79792.98653.79692.9865
H51.10212.17231.79791.79792.98652.98653.7969
Cl62.81331.88203.79692.98652.98653.05753.0575
Cl72.81331.88202.98653.79692.98653.05753.0575
Cl82.81331.88202.98652.98653.79693.05753.0575

picture of Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.287 C1 C2 Cl7 110.287
C1 C2 Cl8 110.287 C2 C1 H3 109.631
C2 C1 H4 109.631 C2 C1 H5 109.631
H3 C1 H4 109.311 H3 C1 H5 109.311
H4 C1 H5 109.311 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.643
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.643 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.643
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability