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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2Cl (Ethyl chloride)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.870809
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-538.200423
Nuclear repulsion energy103.269785
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.06110 0.18454 0.16698

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.498 0.649 0.000
C2 0.000 0.812 0.000
H3 1.967 1.633 0.000
H4 1.826 0.107 0.883
H5 1.826 0.107 -0.883
Cl6 -0.818 -0.781 0.000
H7 -0.347 1.333 0.884
H8 -0.347 1.333 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 Cl6 H7 H8
C11.50691.08971.08701.08702.72262.15732.1573
C21.50692.13172.14712.14711.79071.08331.0833
H31.08972.13171.76901.76903.68602.49562.4956
H41.08702.14711.76901.76572.92562.49543.0574
H51.08702.14711.76901.76572.92563.05742.4954
Cl62.72261.79073.68602.92562.92562.33932.3393
H72.15731.08332.49562.49543.05742.33931.7674
H82.15731.08332.49563.05742.49542.33931.7674

picture of Ethyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 111.014 C1 C2 H7 111.755
C1 C2 H8 111.755 C2 C1 H3 109.315
C2 C1 H4 110.703 C2 C1 H5 110.703
H3 C1 H4 108.722 H3 C1 H5 108.722
H4 C1 H5 108.627 Cl6 C2 H7 106.353
Cl6 C2 H8 106.353 H7 C2 H8 109.329
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability