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All results from a given calculation for CH3Cl (Methyl chloride)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.496731
Energy at 298.15K-499.499699
HF Energy-499.104312
Nuclear repulsion energy51.174892
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(T)/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 A1 3110 3110        
2 A1 1404 1404        
3 A1 754 754        
4 E 3218 3218        
4 E 3218 3218        
5 E 1505 1505        
5 E 1505 1505        
6 E 1042 1042        
6 E 1042 1042        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8398.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8398.7 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.22985 0.44101 0.44101

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.131
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.033 -1.475
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.475
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78991.08861.08861.0886
Cl21.78992.37122.37122.3712
H31.08862.37121.78841.7884
H41.08862.37121.78841.7884
H51.08862.37121.78841.7884

picture of Methyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 108.465 Cl2 C1 H4 108.465
Cl2 C1 H5 108.465 H3 C1 H4 110.458
H3 C1 H5 110.458 H4 C1 H5 110.458
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability