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All results from a given calculation for CH4 (Methane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-40.455025
Energy at 298.15K-40.458042
HF Energy-40.216302
Nuclear repulsion energy13.540060
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=FULL/cc-pVQZ
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 3089 2957 0.00 186.68 0.00 0.00
2 E 1591 1523 0.00 7.23 0.75 0.86
2 E 1591 1523 0.00 7.23 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3227 3088 14.73 45.52 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3227 3088 14.73 45.52 0.75 0.86
3 T2 3227 3088 14.73 45.52 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1354 1296 12.70 0.05 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1354 1296 12.70 0.05 0.75 0.86
4 T2 1354 1296 12.70 0.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10007.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9571) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9577.7 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.36204 5.36204 5.36204

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.624 0.624 0.624
H3 -0.624 -0.624 0.624
H4 -0.624 0.624 -0.624
H5 0.624 -0.624 -0.624

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C11.08161.08161.08161.0816
H21.08161.76621.76621.7662
H31.08161.76621.76621.7662
H41.08161.76621.76621.7662
H51.08161.76621.76621.7662

picture of Methane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability