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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/TZVP

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=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.474564
Energy at 298.15K-499.477549
HF Energy-499.133375
Nuclear repulsion energy51.310841
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=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 3132 2984 23.96 127.89 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1443 1375 20.53 2.64 0.52 0.69
3 A1 772 736 23.83 16.77 0.34 0.50
4 E 3247 3093 6.88 56.59 0.75 0.86
4 E 3247 3093 6.88 56.59 0.75 0.86
5 E 1501 1430 4.72 13.73 0.75 0.86
5 E 1501 1430 4.72 13.73 0.75 0.86
6 E 1061 1011 2.64 6.48 0.75 0.86
6 E 1061 1011 2.64 6.48 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8482.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9527) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8081.3 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 MP2=FULL/TZVP
ABC
5.29740 0.44277 0.44277

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.127
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.026 -1.476
H4 0.888 -0.513 -1.476
H5 -0.888 -0.513 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78561.08351.08351.0835
Cl21.78562.36792.36792.3679
H31.08352.36791.77691.7769
H41.08352.36791.77691.7769
H51.08352.36791.77691.7769

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 108.762 Cl2 C1 H4 108.762
Cl2 C1 H5 108.762 H3 C1 H4 110.171
H3 C1 H5 110.171 H4 C1 H5 110.171
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability