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

using model chemistry: CISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.412038
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119385
Nuclear repulsion energy51.263219
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 CISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
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 3148 3148 25.49      
2 A1 1417 1417 17.71      
3 A1 773 773 27.02      
4 E 3258 3258 7.42      
4 E 3258 3258 7.42      
5 E 1509 1509 4.76      
5 E 1509 1509 4.76      
6 E 1054 1054 2.52      
6 E 1054 1054 2.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8490.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8490.1 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 CISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.18374 0.44402 0.44402

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/cc-pV(D+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.657
H3 0.000 1.037 -1.477
H4 0.898 -0.519 -1.477
H5 -0.898 -0.519 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78091.09551.09551.0955
Cl21.78092.37242.37242.3724
H31.09552.37241.79631.7963
H41.09552.37241.79631.7963
H51.09552.37241.79631.7963

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 108.786 Cl2 C1 H4 108.786
Cl2 C1 H5 108.786 H3 C1 H4 110.148
H3 C1 H5 110.148 H4 C1 H5 110.148
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability