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All results from a given calculation for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.755374
Energy at 298.15K-115.759536
HF Energy-115.755374
Nuclear repulsion energy40.209324
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 TPSSh/6-311G**
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' 3804 3804 16.27 72.55 0.30 0.46
2 A' 3110 3110 38.03 76.46 0.51 0.68
3 A' 2975 2975 68.70 146.85 0.06 0.11
4 A' 1520 1520 3.07 15.10 0.72 0.84
5 A' 1493 1493 7.72 5.63 0.61 0.76
6 A' 1383 1383 22.37 2.94 0.74 0.85
7 A' 1082 1082 0.81 6.10 0.45 0.62
8 A' 1047 1047 118.24 1.77 0.48 0.64
9 A" 3019 3019 89.46 78.02 0.75 0.86
10 A" 1505 1505 1.64 15.33 0.75 0.86
11 A" 1168 1168 0.53 5.76 0.75 0.86
12 A" 336 336 120.13 3.33 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11220.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11220.7 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 TPSSh/6-311G**
ABC
4.25071 0.82397 0.79494

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.047 0.664 0.000
O2 -0.047 -0.759 0.000
H3 -1.093 0.974 0.000
H4 0.437 1.083 0.894
H5 0.437 1.083 -0.894
H6 0.873 -1.047 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.42321.09101.09911.09911.9424
O21.42322.02452.10382.10380.9636
H31.09102.02451.77501.77502.8193
H41.09912.10381.77501.78712.3505
H51.09912.10381.77501.78712.3505
H61.94240.96362.81932.35052.3505

picture of Methyl alcohol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 107.373 O2 C1 H3 106.513
O2 C1 H4 112.406 O2 C1 H5 112.406
H3 C1 H4 108.279 H3 C1 H5 108.279
H4 C1 H5 108.782
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.113      
2 O -0.417      
3 H 0.112      
4 H 0.090      
5 H 0.090      
6 H 0.238      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.416 0.952 0.000 1.706
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.563 -0.143 0.000
y -0.143 2.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.279


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.586
(<r2>)1/2 4.857