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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/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 CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.476261
Energy at 298.15K-499.479210
HF Energy-499.122129
Nuclear repulsion energy50.699754
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/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 3065 3065        
2 A1 1359 1359        
3 A1 722 722        
4 E 3177 3177        
4 E 3177 3177        
5 E 1464 1464        
5 E 1464 1464        
6 E 1020 1020        
6 E 1020 1020        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8233.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8233.8 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.11852 0.43292 0.43292

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.143
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.665
H3 0.000 1.044 -1.485
H4 0.904 -0.522 -1.485
H5 -0.904 -0.522 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.80791.09831.09831.0983
Cl21.80792.38972.38972.3897
H31.09832.38971.80771.8077
H41.09832.38971.80771.8077
H51.09832.38971.80771.8077

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 108.137 Cl2 C1 H4 108.137
Cl2 C1 H5 108.137 H3 C1 H4 110.772
H3 C1 H5 110.772 H4 C1 H5 110.772
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability