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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.009794
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.522458
Nuclear repulsion energy45.659859
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
9.32723 0.53459 0.50561

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.110 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.581 0.000
H3 0.000 1.612 0.947
H4 0.000 1.612 -0.947

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69071.07191.0719
Cl21.69072.38882.3888
H31.07192.38881.8938
H41.07192.38881.8938

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.947 Br2 C1 H4 117.947
H3 C1 H4 124.107
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.009793
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.522470
Nuclear repulsion energy45.644679
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
9.31819 0.53422 0.50525

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.110
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.581
H3 0.000 0.947 -1.611
H4 0.000 -0.947 -1.611

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69161.07181.0718
Cl21.69162.38882.3888
H31.07182.38881.8948
H41.07182.38881.8948

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.886 Br2 C1 H4 117.886
H3 C1 H4 124.228
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability