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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.901672
Energy at 298.15K-499.904638
HF Energy-499.804589
Nuclear repulsion energy51.115347
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 B2PLYP=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 3122 2969 26.17 121.34 0.01 0.01
2 A1 1425 1355 20.37 2.28 0.69 0.82
3 A1 739 702 28.66 19.25 0.26 0.41
4 E 3230 3072 5.74 63.50 0.75 0.86
4 E 3230 3072 5.74 63.50 0.75 0.86
5 E 1509 1435 5.92 10.65 0.75 0.86
5 E 1509 1435 5.92 10.65 0.75 0.86
6 E 1053 1001 3.33 4.70 0.75 0.86
6 E 1053 1001 3.33 4.70 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8434.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8020.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
5.25987 0.43920 0.43920

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.133
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.661
H3 0.000 1.030 -1.479
H4 0.892 -0.515 -1.479
H5 -0.892 -0.515 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.79381.08611.08611.0861
Cl21.79382.37452.37452.3745
H31.08612.37451.78331.7833
H41.08612.37451.78331.7833
H51.08612.37451.78331.7833

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 108.570 Cl2 C1 H4 108.570
Cl2 C1 H5 108.570 H3 C1 H4 110.357
H3 C1 H5 110.357 H4 C1 H5 110.357
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability