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All results from a given calculation for CH3Cl (Methyl chloride)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.426279
Energy at 298.15K-499.429268
HF Energy-499.130489
Nuclear repulsion energy51.424293
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 MP2/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3119 2964 26.62 120.32 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1440 1369 18.66 2.36 0.59 0.74
3 A1 783 744 23.56 15.15 0.32 0.48
4 E 3227 3067 7.45 57.65 0.75 0.86
4 E 3227 3067 7.45 57.65 0.75 0.86
5 E 1496 1422 4.28 12.64 0.75 0.86
5 E 1496 1422 4.28 12.64 0.75 0.86
6 E 1064 1011 5.38 4.50 0.75 0.86
6 E 1064 1011 5.38 4.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8458.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8037.5 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
5.26227 0.44600 0.44600

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.474
H4 0.891 -0.515 -1.474
H5 -0.891 -0.515 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77721.08811.08811.0881
Cl21.77722.36562.36562.3656
H31.08812.36561.78291.7829
H41.08812.36561.78291.7829
H51.08812.36561.78291.7829

picture of Methyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 108.918 Cl2 C1 H4 108.918
Cl2 C1 H5 108.918 H3 C1 H4 110.019
H3 C1 H5 110.019 H4 C1 H5 110.019
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability