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All results from a given calculation for CH3NO2 (Methane, nitro-)

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 Os out of place 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.500071
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-243.684456
Nuclear repulsion energy124.820636
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' 3254 3073 0.79      
2 A' 3142 2967 0.86      
3 A' 1501 1417 10.12      
4 A' 1441 1361 43.72      
5 A' 1431 1352 17.43      
6 A' 1153 1089 0.58      
7 A' 951 898 6.54      
8 A' 678 640 24.71      
9 A' 608 574 3.27      
10 A" 3279 3097 0.01      
11 A" 1811 1711 110.24      
12 A" 1494 1411 19.77      
13 A" 1131 1068 2.10      
14 A" 480 453 0.56      
15 A" 8i 7i 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11171.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10551.7 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
0.40578 0.35561 0.19657

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 0.021 -1.308 0.000
N2 -0.093 0.179 0.000
H3 1.083 -1.552 0.000
H4 -0.449 -1.681 0.904
H5 -0.449 -1.681 -0.904
O6 0.021 0.719 -1.088
O7 0.021 0.719 1.088

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3 H4 H5 O6 O7
C11.49111.08911.08561.08562.30072.3007
N21.49112.09232.09832.09831.22021.2202
H31.08912.09231.78371.78372.73282.7328
H41.08562.09831.78371.80873.15472.4529
H51.08562.09831.78371.80872.45293.1547
O62.30071.22022.73283.15472.45292.1759
O72.30071.22022.73282.45293.15472.1759

picture of Methane, nitro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 O6 115.755 C1 N2 O7 115.755
N2 C1 H3 107.346 N2 C1 H4 108.017
N2 C1 H5 108.017 H3 C1 H4 110.215
H3 C1 H5 110.215 H4 C1 H5 112.831
O6 N2 O7 126.144
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability