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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.508365
Energy at 298.15K-499.511351
HF Energy-499.104467
Nuclear repulsion energy51.463930
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 MP3=FULL/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 3164 3164 15.82      
2 A1 1428 1428 12.69      
3 A1 779 779 23.70      
4 E 3272 3272 2.44      
4 E 3272 3272 2.44      
5 E 1532 1532 5.15      
5 E 1532 1532 5.15      
6 E 1062 1062 3.07      
6 E 1062 1062 3.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8551.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8551.5 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.29159 0.44609 0.44609

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.026 -1.470
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.470
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77861.08361.08361.0836
Cl21.77862.36052.36052.3605
H31.08362.36051.77791.7779
H41.08362.36051.77791.7779
H51.08362.36051.77791.7779

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 108.679 Cl2 C1 H4 108.679
Cl2 C1 H5 108.679 H3 C1 H4 110.252
H3 C1 H5 110.252 H4 C1 H5 110.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability