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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-337.060279
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-336.289925
Nuclear repulsion energy62.060728
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=FULL/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 3116 3116 11.62      
2 A1 1305 1305 27.93      
3 A1 567 567 1.67      
4 E 3226 3226 0.80      
4 E 3226 3226 0.80      
5 E 1494 1494 4.60      
5 E 1494 1494 4.60      
6 E 908 908 5.78      
6 E 908 908 5.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8121.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8121.0 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=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.26982 0.25486 0.25486

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.797
I2 0.000 0.000 0.324
H3 0.000 1.029 -2.127
H4 0.891 -0.514 -2.127
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -2.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.12111.08031.08031.0803
I22.12112.65832.65832.6583
H31.08032.65831.78161.7816
H41.08032.65831.78161.7816
H51.08032.65831.78161.7816

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.794 I2 C1 H4 107.794
I2 C1 H5 107.794 H3 C1 H4 111.095
H3 C1 H5 111.095 H4 C1 H5 111.095
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability