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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
1 2 no C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.833190
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.500067
Nuclear repulsion energy45.170457
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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3252 3036 7.94      
2 A' 1479 1381 16.06      
3 A' 853 796 38.48      
4 A' 274 256 75.66      
5 A" 3406 3180 0.18      
6 A" 1039 970 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5151.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4809.7 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
ABC
9.23564 0.52153 0.49424

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.009 1.126 0.000
Cl2 -0.009 -0.588 0.000
H3 0.105 1.619 0.946
H4 0.105 1.619 -0.946

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71401.07321.0732
Cl21.71402.40442.4044
H31.07322.40441.8926
H41.07322.40441.8926

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.370 Br2 C1 H4 117.370
H3 C1 H4 123.701
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.833165
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.499939
Nuclear repulsion energy45.190877
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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
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 3258 3042 6.98      
2 A1 1480 1382 16.35      
3 A1 855 798 37.42      
4 B1 192i 179i 87.65      
5 B2 3415 3189 0.04      
6 B2 1035 966 0.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4925.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4598.5 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
ABC
9.29116 0.52203 0.49426

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.588
H3 0.000 0.949 -1.625
H4 0.000 -0.949 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71251.07261.0726
Cl21.71252.40762.4076
H31.07262.40761.8975
H41.07262.40761.8975

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.804 Br2 C1 H4 117.804
H3 C1 H4 124.393
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability