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

using model chemistry: MP2/daug-cc-pVDZ

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-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.426857
Energy at 298.15K-499.429823
HF Energy-499.122340
Nuclear repulsion energy50.945859
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-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 3101 3101 24.59 151.98 0.00 0.00
2 A1 1368 1368 13.30 0.05 0.02 0.04
3 A1 749 749 25.96 18.91 0.16 0.27
4 E 3221 3221 3.79 49.50 0.75 0.86
4 E 3221 3221 3.79 49.50 0.75 0.86
5 E 1474 1474 4.78 3.98 0.75 0.86
5 E 1474 1474 4.78 3.98 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 1034 1.85 0.67 0.75 0.86
6 E 1034 1034 1.85 0.67 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8338.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8338.2 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 MP2/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.14730 0.43760 0.43760

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.136
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.662
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.478
H4 0.901 -0.520 -1.478
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79731.09581.09581.0958
Cl21.79732.37982.37982.3798
H31.09582.37981.80271.8027
H41.09582.37981.80271.8027
H51.09582.37981.80271.8027

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 108.232 Cl2 C1 H4 108.232
Cl2 C1 H5 108.232 H3 C1 H4 110.682
H3 C1 H5 110.682 H4 C1 H5 110.682
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability