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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.233704
Energy at 298.15K-47.236112
HF Energy-47.024153
Nuclear repulsion energy16.212147
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/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 3024 2860 47.25      
2 A1 1141 1079 14.61      
3 A1 641 606 19.62      
4 E 3097 2928 44.33      
4 E 3097 2928 44.33      
5 E 1491 1409 8.35      
5 E 1491 1409 8.35      
6 E 456 431 200.90      
6 E 456 431 200.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7446.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7040.8 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.43019 0.75301 0.75301

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.591
C2 0.000 0.000 0.389
H3 0.000 1.013 0.813
H4 -0.878 -0.507 0.813
H5 0.878 -0.507 0.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98002.60892.60892.6089
C21.98001.09851.09851.0985
H32.60891.09851.75511.7551
H42.60891.09851.75511.7551
H52.60891.09851.75511.7551

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.711 Li1 C2 H4 112.711
Li1 C2 H5 112.711 H3 C2 H4 106.046
H3 C2 H5 106.046 H4 C2 H5 106.046
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability