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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.625853
Energy at 298.15K-154.632603
HF Energy-154.098485
Nuclear repulsion energy84.161936
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=FULL/6-311G*
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 3194 3025 27.61 86.50 0.39 0.56
2 A1 3034 2873 56.35 229.49 0.03 0.06
3 A1 1565 1482 2.38 15.07 0.75 0.86
4 A1 1533 1451 0.06 10.53 0.75 0.86
5 A1 1297 1228 4.85 3.10 0.55 0.71
6 A1 980 928 37.44 8.67 0.47 0.64
7 A1 433 410 2.31 0.47 0.02 0.05
8 A2 3096 2932 0.00 14.46 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1524 1443 0.00 29.41 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1191 1128 0.00 6.54 0.75 0.86
11 A2 215 204 0.00 0.44 0.75 0.86
12 B1 3090 2926 142.32 104.24 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1536 1455 15.99 0.03 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1226 1161 7.21 2.17 0.75 0.86
15 B1 276 261 7.09 0.04 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3193 3024 27.64 74.15 0.75 0.86
17 B2 3024 2864 52.67 0.48 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1545 1463 16.36 3.67 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1503 1423 2.56 6.82 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1238 1172 100.38 0.12 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1153 1092 29.26 4.03 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17922.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16973.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
1.28895 0.34062 0.30014

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.600
C2 0.000 1.159 -0.199
C3 0.000 -1.159 -0.199
H4 0.000 2.015 0.475
H5 0.000 -2.015 0.475
H6 0.891 1.206 -0.839
H7 -0.891 1.206 -0.839
H8 -0.891 -1.206 -0.839
H9 0.891 -1.206 -0.839

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.40781.40782.01882.01882.07832.07832.07832.0783
C21.40782.31831.08913.24471.09831.09832.60702.6070
C31.40782.31833.24471.08912.60702.60701.09831.0983
H42.01881.08913.24474.02971.78201.78203.59063.5906
H52.01883.24471.08914.02973.59063.59061.78201.7820
H62.07831.09832.60701.78203.59061.78232.99852.4113
H72.07831.09832.60701.78203.59061.78232.41132.9985
H82.07832.60701.09833.59061.78202.99852.41131.7823
H92.07832.60701.09833.59061.78202.41132.99851.7823

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 107.212 O1 C2 H6 111.453
O1 C2 H7 111.453 O1 C3 H5 107.212
O1 C3 H8 111.453 O1 C3 H9 111.453
C2 O1 C3 110.845 H4 C2 H6 109.105
H4 C2 H7 109.105 H5 C3 H8 109.105
H5 C3 H9 109.105 H6 C2 H7 108.464
H8 C3 H9 108.464
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability