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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.035824
Energy at 298.15K-47.038302
HF Energy-47.035824
Nuclear repulsion energy16.059051
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 PBEPBE/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 2907 2880 63.68      
2 A1 1082 1072 70.62      
3 A1 643 637 3.20      
4 E 2986 2959 29.94      
4 E 2986 2959 29.94      
5 E 1490 1476 9.20      
5 E 1490 1476 9.20      
6 E 502 498 307.40      
6 E 502 498 307.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7293.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7227.3 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
ABC
5.23611 0.74406 0.74406

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.599
C2 0.000 0.000 0.396
H3 0.000 1.032 0.807
H4 -0.894 -0.516 0.807
H5 0.894 -0.516 0.807

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.99472.61752.61752.6175
C21.99471.11071.11071.1107
H32.61751.11071.78731.7873
H42.61751.11071.78731.7873
H52.61751.11071.78731.7873

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 111.708 Li1 C2 H4 111.708
Li1 C2 H5 111.708 H3 C2 H4 107.145
H3 C2 H5 107.145 H4 C2 H5 107.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.363      
2 C -0.877      
3 H 0.171      
4 H 0.171      
5 H 0.171      


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 -4.330 4.330
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.987 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.987 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.094
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.447 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.893
Polar
3z2-r217.786
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 5.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.399 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.090


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.391
(<r2>)1/2 4.404