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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.033691
Energy at 298.15K-47.036213
HF Energy-46.999003
Nuclear repulsion energy16.135881
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/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 2993 2993 71.01      
2 A1 1168 1168 44.59      
3 A1 652 652 6.26      
4 E 3060 3060 41.90      
4 E 3060 3060 41.90      
5 E 1557 1557 7.76      
5 E 1557 1557 7.76      
6 E 519 519 284.24      
6 E 519 519 284.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7541.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7541.3 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/3-21G
ABC
5.32408 0.74256 0.74256

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.601
C2 0.000 0.000 0.399
H3 0.000 1.023 0.804
H4 -0.886 -0.512 0.804
H5 0.886 -0.512 0.804

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.00022.61352.61352.6135
C22.00021.10041.10041.1004
H32.61351.10041.77251.7725
H42.61351.10041.77251.7725
H52.61351.10041.77251.7725

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 111.574 Li1 C2 H4 111.574
Li1 C2 H5 111.574 H3 C2 H4 107.289
H3 C2 H5 107.289 H4 C2 H5 107.289
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.388      
2 C -0.823      
3 H 0.145      
4 H 0.145      
5 H 0.145      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -4.759 4.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.804 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.804 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.178
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.813 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.813 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.625
Polar
3z2-r219.251
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.599 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.599 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.478


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.094
(<r2>)1/2 4.370