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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.575761
Energy at 298.15K-154.582455
HF Energy-154.077473
Nuclear repulsion energy83.862994
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
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 3245 3048 21.57 86.28 0.41 0.58
2 A1 3078 2891 63.33 233.90 0.02 0.04
3 A1 1565 1470 1.25 13.07 0.72 0.84
4 A1 1530 1437 0.20 4.89 0.67 0.81
5 A1 1291 1213 6.03 2.39 0.59 0.75
6 A1 958 900 39.73 9.64 0.25 0.40
7 A1 419 393 2.45 0.66 0.09 0.17
8 A2 3152 2960 0.00 14.52 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1533 1440 0.00 22.93 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1186 1114 0.00 4.88 0.75 0.86
11 A2 207 194 0.00 0.32 0.75 0.86
12 B1 3145 2954 118.81 106.05 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1544 1450 11.98 0.06 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1217 1143 9.79 0.78 0.75 0.86
15 B1 259 243 7.28 0.06 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3245 3047 24.78 65.38 0.75 0.86
17 B2 3071 2884 58.42 0.44 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1552 1458 11.22 0.97 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1500 1408 5.90 6.13 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1227 1152 105.36 0.21 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1143 1074 30.31 4.27 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18032.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16936.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
1.29227 0.33579 0.29645

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.599
C2 0.000 1.171 -0.200
C3 0.000 -1.171 -0.200
H4 0.000 2.017 0.479
H5 0.000 -2.017 0.479
H6 0.890 1.213 -0.836
H7 -0.890 1.213 -0.836
H8 -0.890 -1.213 -0.836
H9 0.890 -1.213 -0.836

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.41731.41732.02082.02082.07832.07832.07832.0783
C21.41732.34101.08533.25921.09401.09402.62192.6219
C31.41732.34103.25921.08532.62192.62191.09401.0940
H42.02081.08533.25924.03441.77931.77933.59863.5986
H52.02083.25921.08534.03443.59863.59861.77931.7793
H62.07831.09402.62191.77933.59861.77943.00802.4252
H72.07831.09402.62191.77933.59861.77942.42523.0080
H82.07832.62191.09403.59861.77933.00802.42521.7794
H92.07832.62191.09403.59861.77932.42523.00801.7794

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 106.949 O1 C2 H6 111.050
O1 C2 H7 111.050 O1 C3 H5 106.949
O1 C3 H8 111.050 O1 C3 H9 111.050
C2 O1 C3 111.350 H4 C2 H6 109.463
H4 C2 H7 109.463 H5 C3 H8 109.463
H5 C3 H9 109.463 H6 C2 H7 108.834
H8 C3 H9 108.834
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability