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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.010752
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.853760
Nuclear repulsion energy51.347654
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
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 3099 3099 23.68      
2 A1 1396 1396 12.68      
3 A1 738 738 25.33      
4 E 3193 3193 5.28      
4 E 3193 3193 5.28      
5 E 1502 1502 5.71      
5 E 1502 1502 5.71      
6 E 1039 1039 2.65      
6 E 1039 1039 2.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8350.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8350.4 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.28880 0.44351 0.44351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.471
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.471
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78531.08251.08251.0825
Cl21.78532.36292.36292.3629
H31.08252.36291.77841.7784
H41.08252.36291.77841.7784
H51.08252.36291.77841.7784

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 108.469 Cl2 C1 H4 108.469
Cl2 C1 H5 108.469 H3 C1 H4 110.454
H3 C1 H5 110.454 H4 C1 H5 110.454
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability