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

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.407906
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119234
Nuclear repulsion energy51.306813
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/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 3116 3116 25.03      
2 A1 1394 1394 15.57      
3 A1 780 780 23.41      
4 E 3236 3236 5.74      
4 E 3236 3236 5.74      
5 E 1487 1487 5.04      
5 E 1487 1487 5.04      
6 E 1041 1041 3.06      
6 E 1041 1041 3.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8408.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8408.8 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/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.16744 0.44540 0.44540

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pV(D+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.656
H3 0.000 1.039 -1.477
H4 0.900 -0.519 -1.477
H5 -0.900 -0.519 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77671.09841.09841.0984
Cl21.77672.37312.37312.3731
H31.09842.37311.79921.7992
H41.09842.37311.79921.7992
H51.09842.37311.79921.7992

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 108.966 Cl2 C1 H4 108.966
Cl2 C1 H5 108.966 H3 C1 H4 109.972
H3 C1 H5 109.972 H4 C1 H5 109.972
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability