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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.728559
Energy at 298.15K-613.734499
HF Energy-613.003239
Nuclear repulsion energy159.813830
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3893 3677 47.03      
2 A' 3161 2986 9.77      
3 A' 3076 2906 26.63      
4 A' 1558 1472 2.17      
5 A' 1518 1433 4.42      
6 A' 1475 1393 3.33      
7 A' 1317 1244 1.12      
8 A' 1250 1181 46.96      
9 A' 1106 1045 79.32      
10 A' 1053 995 13.98      
11 A' 816 771 60.86      
12 A' 398 376 2.62      
13 A' 248 235 8.92      
14 A" 3237 3057 2.70      
15 A" 3131 2957 27.85      
16 A" 1320 1246 0.03      
17 A" 1227 1159 0.75      
18 A" 1081 1021 2.42      
19 A" 809 764 0.06      
20 A" 228 215 112.75      
21 A" 131 124 15.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16015.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15126.7 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.98267 0.08262 0.07847

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.962 -0.563 0.000
C2 0.000 0.608 0.000
Cl3 -1.680 0.014 0.000
O4 2.255 0.015 0.000
H5 0.784 -1.180 0.887
H6 0.784 -1.180 -0.887
H7 0.141 1.220 0.888
H8 0.141 1.220 -0.888
H9 2.893 -0.702 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51532.70411.41571.09571.09572.15482.15481.9359
C21.51531.78162.33142.14472.14471.08821.08823.1757
Cl32.70411.78163.93442.87822.87822.35772.35774.6285
O41.41572.33143.93442.09252.09252.59052.59050.9598
H51.09572.14472.87822.09251.77492.48533.05452.3375
H61.09572.14472.87822.09251.77493.05452.48532.3375
H72.15481.08822.35772.59052.48533.05451.77683.4726
H82.15481.08822.35772.59053.05452.48531.77683.4726
H91.93593.17574.62850.95982.33752.33753.47263.4726

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 109.944 C1 C2 H7 110.647
C1 C2 H8 110.647 C1 O4 H9 107.609
C2 C1 O4 105.338 C2 C1 H5 109.404
C2 C1 H6 109.404 Cl3 C2 H7 108.036
Cl3 C2 H8 108.036 O4 C1 H5 112.227
O4 C1 H6 112.227 H5 C1 H6 108.177
H7 C2 H8 109.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability