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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G**

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=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.898843
Energy at 298.15K-499.901812
HF Energy-499.802732
Nuclear repulsion energy51.159312
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=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 3127 3127 23.13 109.47 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1428 1428 19.27 4.30 0.49 0.66
3 A1 745 745 27.63 15.15 0.32 0.48
4 E 3236 3236 6.83 58.38 0.75 0.86
4 E 3236 3236 6.83 58.38 0.75 0.86
5 E 1521 1521 5.40 16.50 0.75 0.86
5 E 1521 1521 5.40 16.50 0.75 0.86
6 E 1057 1057 3.57 7.36 0.75 0.86
6 E 1057 1057 3.57 7.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8463.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8463.2 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
5.26587 0.44006 0.44006

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.660
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.478
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.478
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79171.08591.08591.0859
Cl21.79172.37332.37332.3733
H31.08592.37331.78231.7823
H41.08592.37331.78231.7823
H51.08592.37331.78231.7823

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 108.628 Cl2 C1 H4 108.628
Cl2 C1 H5 108.628 H3 C1 H4 110.301
H3 C1 H5 110.301 H4 C1 H5 110.301
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability