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All results from a given calculation for CCl3CHO (trichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1530.608515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1529.658016
Nuclear repulsion energy429.008317
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(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 0.042 0.000
C2 0.930 -1.234 0.000
O3 0.493 -2.358 0.000
Cl4 -1.680 -0.357 0.000
Cl5 0.493 0.972 1.470
Cl6 0.493 0.972 -1.470
H7 2.017 -0.980 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 H7
C11.55312.44131.77041.79641.79642.2209
C21.55311.20542.75292.68762.68761.1164
O32.44131.20542.95323.64033.64032.0544
Cl41.77042.75292.95322.94072.94073.7485
Cl51.79642.68763.64032.94072.94052.8805
Cl61.79642.68763.64032.94072.94052.8805
H72.22091.11642.05443.74852.88052.8805

picture of trichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 124.022 C1 C2 H7 111.553
C2 C1 Cl4 111.682 C2 C1 Cl5 106.486
C2 C1 Cl6 106.486 O3 C2 H7 124.425
Cl4 C1 Cl5 111.067 Cl4 C1 Cl6 111.067
Cl5 C1 Cl6 109.854
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability