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All results from a given calculation for CH3 (Methyl radical)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 2A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.790615
Energy at 298.15K-39.791834
HF Energy-39.790615
Nuclear repulsion energy9.604523
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 HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3119 3119 0.00 168.90 0.06 0.11
2 A2" 562 562 77.85 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 3317 3317 4.00 29.08 0.75 0.86
3 E' 3317 3317 4.00 29.07 0.75 0.86
4 E' 1382 1382 2.66 0.64 0.75 0.86
4 E' 1382 1382 2.66 0.64 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6540.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6540.2 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 HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
9.43463 9.43463 4.71732

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 1.087 0.000
H3 0.942 -0.544 0.000
H4 -0.942 -0.544 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4
C11.08721.08721.0872
H21.08721.88301.8830
H31.08721.88301.8830
H41.08721.88301.8830

picture of Methyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 120.000 H2 C1 H4 120.000
H3 C1 H4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.548      
2 H -0.183      
3 H -0.183      
4 H -0.183      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.147
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.879
Polar
3z2-r2-3.758
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.451 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.451 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.475


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 8.476
(<r2>)1/2 2.911