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

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.560314
Energy at 298.15K-499.563276
HF Energy-499.141025
Nuclear repulsion energy51.306792
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 3082 3082        
2 A1 1392 1392        
3 A1 749 749        
4 E 3185 3185        
4 E 3185 3185        
5 E 1495 1495        
5 E 1495 1495        
6 E 1033 1033        
6 E 1032 1032        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8323.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8323.6 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
5.25805 0.44330 0.44330

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.127
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.472
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.472
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.472

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78501.08601.08601.0860
Cl21.78502.36582.36582.3658
H31.08602.36581.78361.7836
H41.08602.36581.78361.7836
H51.08602.36581.78361.7836

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 108.522 Cl2 C1 H4 108.522
Cl2 C1 H5 108.522 H3 C1 H4 110.403
H3 C1 H5 110.403 H4 C1 H5 110.403
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability