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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP4/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP4/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.890680
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509063
Nuclear repulsion energy45.511269
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 MP4/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3206 3206        
2 A' 1446 1446        
3 A' 857 857        
4 A' 131 131        
5 A" 3356 3356        
6 A" 1012 1012        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5003.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5003.5 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 MP4/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.27448 0.53106 0.50230

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.113 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.583 0.000
H3 0.001 1.617 0.950
H4 0.001 1.617 -0.950

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69631.07521.0752
Cl21.69632.39672.3967
H31.07522.39671.8992
H41.07522.39671.8992

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.969 Br2 C1 H4 117.969
H3 C1 H4 124.062
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.890679
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509063
Nuclear repulsion energy45.505595
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 MP4/Def2TZVPP
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 3205 3205        
2 A1 1447 1447        
3 A1 856 856        
4 B1 131 131        
5 B2 3354 3354        
6 B2 1011 1011        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5002.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5002.2 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 MP4/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.27870 0.53090 0.50217

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.113
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.583
H3 0.000 0.949 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.949 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69651.07531.0753
Cl21.69652.39732.3973
H31.07532.39731.8988
H41.07532.39731.8988

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.999 Br2 C1 H4 117.999
H3 C1 H4 124.001
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability