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All results from a given calculation for CH4 (Methane)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-40.391093
Energy at 298.15K-40.394117
HF Energy-40.201683
Nuclear repulsion energy13.480339
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/6-31G**
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 3110 3110 0.00      
2 E 1619 1619 0.00      
2 E 1619 1619 0.00      
3 T2 3241 3241 27.62      
3 T2 3241 3241 27.62      
3 T2 3241 3241 27.62      
4 T2 1407 1407 9.61      
4 T2 1407 1407 9.61      
4 T2 1407 1407 9.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10144.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10144.7 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
5.31485 5.31485 5.31485

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.627 0.627 0.627
H3 -0.627 -0.627 0.627
H4 -0.627 0.627 -0.627
H5 0.627 -0.627 -0.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C11.08641.08641.08641.0864
H21.08641.77401.77401.7740
H31.08641.77401.77401.7740
H41.08641.77401.77401.7740
H51.08641.77401.77401.7740

picture of Methane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability