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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/aug-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 MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.656458
Energy at 298.15K-499.659505
HF Energy-499.149838
Nuclear repulsion energy51.713339
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/aug-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 3130 3130 22.19      
2 A1 1405 1405 10.71      
3 A1 776 776 22.60      
4 E 3219 3219 2.19      
4 E 3219 3219 2.19      
5 E 1520 1520 5.92      
5 E 1520 1520 5.92      
6 E 1051 1051 2.17      
6 E 1051 1051 2.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8445.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8445.3 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/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.30363 0.45109 0.45109

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.117
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.652
H3 0.000 1.025 -1.460
H4 0.888 -0.513 -1.460
H5 -0.888 -0.513 -1.460

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.76871.08141.08141.0814
Cl21.76872.34802.34802.3480
H31.08142.34801.77591.7759
H41.08142.34801.77591.7759
H51.08142.34801.77591.7759

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 108.526 Cl2 C1 H4 108.526
Cl2 C1 H5 108.526 H3 C1 H4 110.400
H3 C1 H5 110.400 H4 C1 H5 110.400
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability