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

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.684218
Energy at 298.15K-499.687265
HF Energy-499.149896
Nuclear repulsion energy51.614083
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 MP3=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 3140 3140 21.29      
2 A1 1415 1415 10.71      
3 A1 771 771 22.89      
4 E 3219 3219 3.12      
4 E 3219 3219 3.12      
5 E 1526 1526 5.91      
5 E 1526 1526 5.91      
6 E 1054 1054 1.90      
6 E 1054 1054 1.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8461.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8461.7 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 MP3=FULL/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.30772 0.44884 0.44884

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=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 -1.120
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.654
H3 0.000 1.025 -1.463
H4 0.888 -0.512 -1.463
H5 -0.888 -0.512 -1.463

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77391.08061.08061.0806
Cl21.77392.35142.35142.3514
H31.08062.35141.77521.7752
H41.08062.35141.77521.7752
H51.08062.35141.77521.7752

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 108.473 Cl2 C1 H4 108.473
Cl2 C1 H5 108.473 H3 C1 H4 110.451
H3 C1 H5 110.451 H4 C1 H5 110.451
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability