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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.209914
Energy at 298.15K-47.212316
HF Energy-47.022921
Nuclear repulsion energy16.126823
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/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 3032 2831 107.67      
2 A1 1131 1056 7.60      
3 A1 608 568 25.92      
4 E 3115 2908 56.41      
4 E 3115 2908 56.41      
5 E 1496 1397 2.25      
5 E 1496 1397 2.25      
6 E 464 433 173.08      
6 E 464 433 173.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7459.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6966.0 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/6-31+G**
ABC
5.38184 0.73398 0.73398

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.612
C2 0.000 0.000 0.401
H3 0.000 1.018 0.810
H4 -0.881 -0.509 0.810
H5 0.881 -0.509 0.810

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.01282.62762.62762.6276
C22.01281.09721.09721.0972
H32.62761.09721.76301.7630
H42.62761.09721.76301.7630
H52.62761.09721.76301.7630

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 111.922 Li1 C2 H4 111.922
Li1 C2 H5 111.922 H3 C2 H4 106.913
H3 C2 H5 106.913 H4 C2 H5 106.913
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability