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

using model chemistry: CCSD=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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pV(D+d)Z
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.496957
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.119199
Nuclear repulsion energy51.167538
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 CCSD=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 3102 3102 25.83      
2 A1 1395 1395 16.96      
3 A1 762 762 23.75      
4 E 3211 3211 8.03      
4 E 3211 3211 8.03      
5 E 1487 1487 4.40      
5 E 1487 1487 4.40      
6 E 1037 1037 2.46      
6 E 1037 1037 2.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8364.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8364.1 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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pV(D+d)Z
ABC
5.15351 0.44263 0.44263

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=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 0.658
H3 0.000 1.040 -1.480
H4 0.901 -0.520 -1.480
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -1.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78301.09921.09921.0992
Cl21.78302.37802.37802.3780
H31.09922.37801.80161.8016
H41.09922.37801.80161.8016
H51.09922.37801.80161.8016

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 108.868 Cl2 C1 H4 108.868
Cl2 C1 H5 108.868 H3 C1 H4 110.068
H3 C1 H5 110.068 H4 C1 H5 110.068
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability