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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.948991
Energy at 298.15K-153.955683
HF Energy-153.845403
Nuclear repulsion energy82.184166
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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
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 3163 3011 27.38 84.11 0.34 0.50
2 A1 3023 2878 45.48 181.68 0.04 0.07
3 A1 1609 1532 0.20 33.50 0.75 0.86
4 A1 1546 1472 0.39 12.13 0.67 0.80
5 A1 1261 1200 0.00 6.14 0.67 0.81
6 A1 883 841 18.17 12.55 0.32 0.48
7 A1 404 384 3.90 0.57 0.06 0.11
8 A2 3059 2912 0.00 14.61 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1569 1494 0.00 51.53 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1164 1109 0.00 12.71 0.75 0.86
11 A2 248 236 0.00 0.21 0.75 0.86
12 B1 3057 2911 143.56 87.75 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1577 1501 12.86 1.26 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1197 1139 2.55 4.90 0.75 0.86
15 B1 246 234 8.09 0.04 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3160 3008 25.74 71.10 0.75 0.86
17 B2 3013 2869 40.47 1.88 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1593 1517 14.64 4.79 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1503 1431 12.10 11.11 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1168 1112 40.33 1.44 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1088 1036 51.79 5.13 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17765.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.952) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16912.6 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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
ABC
1.24036 0.32098 0.28227

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.618
C2 0.000 1.200 -0.209
C3 0.000 -1.200 -0.209
H4 0.000 2.044 0.481
H5 0.000 -2.044 0.481
H6 0.890 1.256 -0.850
H7 -0.890 1.256 -0.850
H8 -0.890 -1.256 -0.850
H9 0.890 -1.256 -0.850

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.45671.45672.04802.04802.12672.12672.12672.1267
C21.45672.39971.08993.31601.09871.09872.68952.6895
C31.45672.39973.31601.08992.68952.68951.09871.0987
H42.04801.08993.31604.08701.78501.78503.66743.6674
H52.04803.31601.08994.08703.66743.66741.78501.7850
H62.12671.09872.68951.78503.66741.78033.07832.5113
H72.12671.09872.68951.78503.66741.78032.51133.0783
H82.12672.68951.09873.66741.78503.07832.51131.7803
H92.12672.68951.09873.66741.78502.51133.07831.7803

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 106.175 O1 C2 H6 111.899
O1 C2 H7 111.899 O1 C3 H5 106.175
O1 C3 H8 111.899 O1 C3 H9 111.899
C2 O1 C3 110.909 H4 C2 H6 109.292
H4 C2 H7 109.292 H5 C3 H8 109.292
H5 C3 H9 109.292 H6 C2 H7 108.231
H8 C3 H9 108.231
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability