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All results from a given calculation for CH3MgBr (Methyl Magnesium Bromide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2809.480050
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2809.189135
Nuclear repulsion energy165.910620
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3122 2924 10.50 107.47 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1219 1142 5.02 56.89 0.08 0.15
3 A1 616 576 70.08 11.03 0.08 0.14
4 A1 309 289 13.24 17.30 0.18 0.30
5 E 3223 3018 11.66 111.32 0.75 0.86
5 E 3223 3018 11.66 111.32 0.75 0.86
6 E 1517 1421 0.30 4.23 0.75 0.86
6 E 1517 1421 0.30 4.23 0.75 0.86
7 E 615 576 90.57 2.91 0.75 0.86
7 E 615 576 90.57 2.91 0.75 0.86
8 E 127 119 26.88 0.50 0.75 0.86
8 E 127 119 26.88 0.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8114.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7599.5 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
5.40870 0.05440 0.05440

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -3.198
Mg2 0.000 0.000 -1.112
Br3 0.000 0.000 1.238
H4 0.000 1.015 -3.595
H5 0.879 -0.508 -3.595
H6 -0.879 -0.508 -3.595

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Mg2 Br3 H4 H5 H6
C12.08614.43551.09021.09021.0902
Mg22.08612.34942.68282.68282.6828
Br34.43552.34944.93824.93824.9382
H41.09022.68284.93821.75861.7586
H51.09022.68284.93821.75861.7586
H61.09022.68284.93821.75861.7586

picture of Methyl Magnesium Bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 Mg2 Br3 180.000 Mg2 C1 H4 111.365
Mg2 C1 H5 111.365 Mg2 C1 H6 111.365
H4 C1 H5 107.513 H4 C1 H6 107.513
H5 C1 H6 107.513
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability