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

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-335.508141
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-335.508141
Nuclear repulsion energy61.885816
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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP
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 3019 3019 4.18      
2 A1 1210 1210 12.54      
3 A1 562 562 0.94      
4 E 3136 3136 0.25      
4 E 3136 3136 0.25      
5 E 1390 1390 8.05      
5 E 1390 1390 8.06      
6 E 857 857 7.18      
6 E 857 857 7.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7777.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7777.9 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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP
ABC
5.15049 0.25432 0.25432

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.798
I2 0.000 0.000 0.324
H3 0.000 1.040 -2.131
H4 0.901 -0.520 -2.131
H5 -0.901 -0.520 -2.131

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.12211.09261.09261.0926
I22.12212.66692.66692.6669
H31.09262.66691.80211.8021
H41.09262.66691.80211.8021
H51.09262.66691.80211.8021

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 107.769 I2 C1 H4 107.769
I2 C1 H5 107.769 H3 C1 H4 111.118
H3 C1 H5 111.118 H4 C1 H5 111.118
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVTZ-PP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.372      
2 I -0.059      
3 H 0.144      
4 H 0.144      
5 H 0.144      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.650 1.650
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.775
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.522 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.522 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.043
Polar
3z2-r210.087
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.350 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.595
(<r2>)1/2 7.720