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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.457398
Energy at 298.15K-499.460380
HF Energy-499.133357
Nuclear repulsion energy51.160030
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 CCD/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 3123 2960 24.93      
2 A1 1446 1371 22.34      
3 A1 763 724 23.96      
4 E 3228 3060 9.56      
4 E 3228 3060 9.56      
5 E 1504 1426 4.09      
5 E 1504 1426 4.09      
6 E 1060 1005 2.02      
6 E 1060 1005 2.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8458.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8018.7 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 CCD/TZVP
ABC
5.27683 0.43989 0.43989

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.660
H3 0.000 1.028 -1.479
H4 0.890 -0.514 -1.479
H5 -0.890 -0.514 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79211.08501.08501.0850
Cl21.79212.37362.37362.3736
H31.08502.37361.78041.7804
H41.08502.37361.78041.7804
H51.08502.37361.78041.7804

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 108.672 Cl2 C1 H4 108.672
Cl2 C1 H5 108.672 H3 C1 H4 110.258
H3 C1 H5 110.258 H4 C1 H5 110.258
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability