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

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.504111
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119109
Nuclear repulsion energy51.120479
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 MP4=FULL/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 3089 3089        
2 A1 1385 1385        
3 A1 758 758        
4 E 3201 3201        
4 E 3201 3201        
5 E 1481 1481        
5 E 1480 1480        
6 E 1030 1030        
6 E 1030 1030        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8327.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8327.3 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.14611 0.44185 0.44185

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pV(D+d)Z

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.659
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.483
H4 0.901 -0.520 -1.483
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -1.483

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78431.10051.10051.1005
Cl21.78432.38112.38112.3811
H31.10052.38111.80291.8029
H41.10052.38111.80291.8029
H51.10052.38111.80291.8029

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 108.944 Cl2 C1 H4 108.944
Cl2 C1 H5 108.944 H3 C1 H4 109.993
H3 C1 H5 109.993 H4 C1 H5 109.993
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability