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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.324587
Energy at 298.15K-47.327042
HF Energy-47.269630
Nuclear repulsion energy16.206918
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/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 3028 3028 66.17      
2 A1 1130 1130 40.07      
3 A1 635 635 15.22      
4 E 3106 3106 43.26      
4 E 3106 3106 43.25      
5 E 1495 1495 9.36      
5 E 1495 1495 9.36      
6 E 489 489 216.57      
6 E 489 489 216.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7486.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7486.0 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/6-31G**
ABC
5.40867 0.74955 0.74955

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.594
C2 0.000 0.000 0.393
H3 0.000 1.015 0.808
H4 -0.879 -0.508 0.808
H5 0.879 -0.508 0.808

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98792.60792.60792.6079
C21.98791.09661.09661.0966
H32.60791.09661.75861.7586
H42.60791.09661.75861.7586
H52.60791.09661.75861.7586

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 112.196 Li1 C2 H4 112.196
Li1 C2 H5 112.196 H3 C2 H4 106.614
H3 C2 H5 106.614 H4 C2 H5 106.614
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.347      
2 C -0.556      
3 H 0.070      
4 H 0.070      
5 H 0.070      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -5.115 5.115
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.778 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.778 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.703
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.037 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.037 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.075
Polar
3z2-r220.149
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.538


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.864
(<r2>)1/2 4.343