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All results from a given calculation for CCl3CHO (trichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1530.448725
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1529.581962
Nuclear repulsion energy432.924338
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.06188 0.05493 0.05083

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.043 0.048 0.000
C2 0.923 -1.222 0.000
O3 0.488 -2.336 0.000
Cl4 -1.665 -0.357 0.000
Cl5 0.488 0.964 1.459
Cl6 0.488 0.964 -1.459
H7 1.994 -0.973 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 H7
C11.54482.42551.75551.77941.77942.2018
C21.54481.19622.72842.66372.66371.0992
O32.42551.19622.92453.60833.60832.0306
Cl41.75552.72842.92452.91722.91723.7101
Cl51.77942.66373.60832.91722.91852.8547
Cl61.77942.66373.60832.91722.91852.8547
H72.20181.09922.03063.71012.85472.8547

picture of trichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 123.983 C1 C2 H7 111.661
C2 C1 Cl4 111.365 C2 C1 Cl5 106.299
C2 C1 Cl6 106.299 O3 C2 H7 124.356
Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.232 Cl4 C1 Cl6 111.232
Cl5 C1 Cl6 110.190
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability