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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.015882
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.854906
Nuclear repulsion energy51.335932
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/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 3099 3099 23.78      
2 A1 1394 1394 11.89      
3 A1 735 735 25.73      
4 E 3192 3192 3.60      
4 E 3192 3192 3.61      
5 E 1503 1503 5.90      
5 E 1503 1503 5.90      
6 E 1040 1040 2.04      
6 E 1040 1040 2.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8348.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8348.0 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/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z
ABC
5.27967 0.44335 0.44335

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.028 -1.469
H4 0.890 -0.514 -1.469
H5 -0.890 -0.514 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78601.08281.08281.0828
Cl21.78602.36232.36232.3623
H31.08282.36231.77991.7799
H41.08282.36231.77991.7799
H51.08282.36231.77991.7799

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 108.359 Cl2 C1 H4 108.359
Cl2 C1 H5 108.359 H3 C1 H4 110.560
H3 C1 H5 110.560 H4 C1 H5 110.560
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability