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

using model chemistry: MP2/daug-cc-pVTZ

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/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.530351
Energy at 298.15K-499.533325
HF Energy-499.148983
Nuclear repulsion energy51.443968
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 3110 3110 21.85 150.23 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1400 1400 11.34 0.07 0.04 0.08
3 A1 765 765 23.60 17.00 0.15 0.26
4 E 3221 3221 2.30 47.64 0.75 0.86
4 E 3221 3221 2.30 47.64 0.75 0.86
5 E 1510 1510 5.67 3.80 0.75 0.86
5 E 1510 1510 5.67 3.80 0.75 0.86
6 E 1049 1049 1.99 0.50 0.75 0.86
6 E 1049 1049 1.99 0.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8417.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8417.3 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/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.26769 0.44591 0.44591

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/daug-cc-pVTZ

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 0.656
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.466
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.466
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78011.08411.08411.0841
Cl21.78012.35812.35812.3581
H31.08412.35811.78201.7820
H41.08412.35811.78201.7820
H51.08412.35811.78201.7820

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 108.372 Cl2 C1 H4 108.372
Cl2 C1 H5 108.372 H3 C1 H4 110.548
H3 C1 H5 110.548 H4 C1 H5 110.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability