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

using model chemistry: CCSD/Def2TZVPP

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/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.545200
Energy at 298.15K-499.548172
HF Energy-499.141099
Nuclear repulsion energy51.410267
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/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 3103 3103 22.82      
2 A1 1409 1409 13.89      
3 A1 758 758 24.38      
4 E 3202 3202 6.01      
4 E 3202 3202 6.01      
5 E 1508 1508 5.01      
5 E 1508 1508 5.01      
6 E 1045 1045 2.15      
6 E 1045 1045 2.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8390.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8390.3 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 CCSD/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.27845 0.44512 0.44512

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

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 1.028 -1.470
H4 0.890 -0.514 -1.470
H5 -0.890 -0.514 -1.470

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78111.08421.08421.0842
Cl21.78112.36172.36172.3617
H31.08422.36171.78011.7801
H41.08422.36171.78011.7801
H51.08422.36171.78011.7801

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 108.567 Cl2 C1 H4 108.567
Cl2 C1 H5 108.567 H3 C1 H4 110.361
H3 C1 H5 110.361 H4 C1 H5 110.361
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability