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

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.520239
Energy at 298.15K-499.523217
HF Energy-499.147812
Nuclear repulsion energy51.474950
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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
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 3115 2958 21.95 133.04 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1396 1326 12.37 0.61 0.31 0.47
3 A1 770 732 22.94 14.05 0.26 0.41
4 E 3226 3063 3.76 51.93 0.75 0.86
4 E 3226 3063 3.76 51.93 0.75 0.86
5 E 1505 1429 5.35 7.46 0.75 0.86
5 E 1505 1429 5.35 7.46 0.75 0.86
6 E 1044 991 2.50 2.41 0.75 0.86
6 E 1044 991 2.50 2.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8415.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7990.4 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.28852 0.44633 0.44633

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.655
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.469
H4 0.889 -0.513 -1.469
H5 -0.889 -0.513 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77841.08341.08341.0834
Cl21.77842.35922.35922.3592
H31.08342.35921.77841.7784
H41.08342.35921.77841.7784
H51.08342.35921.77841.7784

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 108.605 Cl2 C1 H4 108.605
Cl2 C1 H5 108.605 H3 C1 H4 110.323
H3 C1 H5 110.323 H4 C1 H5 110.323
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability