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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCHO (methyl formate)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-228.588033
Energy at 298.15K-228.592998
HF Energy-227.811547
Nuclear repulsion energy122.765060
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/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' 3218 3048 11.25      
2 A' 3112 2948 31.47      
3 A' 3106 2942 34.22      
4 A' 1848 1751 252.18      
5 A' 1530 1449 9.98      
6 A' 1501 1422 3.49      
7 A' 1432 1357 1.69      
8 A' 1270 1203 250.53      
9 A' 1220 1156 60.36      
10 A' 979 928 21.74      
11 A' 790 749 7.99      
12 A' 315 299 14.48      
13 A" 3190 3022 15.01      
14 A" 1517 1437 6.81      
15 A" 1206 1142 1.52      
16 A" 1077 1020 0.40      
17 A" 346 328 25.51      
18 A" 156 148 0.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13905.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13174.5 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.66618 0.23405 0.17904

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.346 0.398 0.000
O2 0.000 0.876 0.000
C3 -0.920 -0.086 0.000
O4 -0.712 -1.267 0.000
H5 1.976 1.286 0.000
H6 1.540 -0.206 0.888
H7 1.540 -0.206 -0.888
H8 -1.916 0.376 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.42842.31742.64771.08821.09131.09133.2623
O21.42841.33092.25832.01832.08102.08101.9802
C32.31741.33091.19953.20452.61822.61821.0979
O42.64772.25831.19953.70722.64322.64322.0371
H51.08822.01833.20453.70721.78971.78973.9971
H61.09132.08102.61822.64321.78971.77563.6155
H71.09132.08102.61822.64321.78971.77563.6155
H83.26231.98021.09792.03713.99713.61553.6155

picture of methyl formate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 114.197 O2 C1 H5 105.847
O2 C1 H6 110.645 O2 C1 H7 110.645
O2 C3 O4 126.285 O2 C3 H8 108.850
O4 C3 H8 124.864 H5 C1 H6 110.404
H5 C1 H7 110.404 H6 C1 H7 108.880
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability