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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.402533
Energy at 298.15K-47.404972
HF Energy-47.402533
Nuclear repulsion energy16.161805
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 TPSSh/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 2972 2849 88.41      
2 A1 1133 1086 41.31      
3 A1 635 609 16.35      
4 E 3041 2915 55.97      
4 E 3041 2915 55.96      
5 E 1483 1422 10.38      
5 E 1483 1422 10.38      
6 E 479 459 215.34      
6 E 479 459 215.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7372.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7067.6 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
5.40205 0.74839 0.74839

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.596
C2 0.000 0.000 0.390
H3 0.000 1.016 0.817
H4 -0.880 -0.508 0.817
H5 0.880 -0.508 0.817

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98572.61782.61782.6178
C21.98571.10201.10201.1020
H32.61781.10201.75971.7597
H42.61781.10201.75971.7597
H52.61781.10201.75971.7597

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 112.797 Li1 C2 H4 112.797
Li1 C2 H5 112.797 H3 C2 H4 105.950
H3 C2 H5 105.950 H4 C2 H5 105.950
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.360      
2 C -0.610      
3 H 0.083      
4 H 0.083      
5 H 0.083      


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 -5.161 5.161
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.563 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.529


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.849
(<r2>)1/2 4.342