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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.471184
Energy at 298.15K-499.474175
HF Energy-499.125719
Nuclear repulsion energy51.404935
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 3124 2959 26.50 111.14 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1455 1378 13.48 2.59 0.64 0.78
3 A1 779 737 23.84 15.40 0.32 0.48
4 E 3235 3064 6.54 58.30 0.75 0.86
4 E 3235 3064 6.54 58.30 0.75 0.86
5 E 1523 1442 6.55 13.03 0.75 0.86
5 E 1523 1442 6.55 13.03 0.75 0.86
6 E 1078 1021 7.35 5.18 0.75 0.86
6 E 1078 1021 7.35 5.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8514.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8064.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
5.27119 0.44534 0.44534

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

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 0.656
H3 0.000 1.028 -1.474
H4 0.891 -0.514 -1.474
H5 -0.891 -0.514 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.77921.08661.08661.0866
Cl21.77922.36522.36522.3652
H31.08662.36521.78141.7814
H41.08662.36521.78141.7814
H51.08662.36521.78141.7814

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 108.829 Cl2 C1 H4 108.829
Cl2 C1 H5 108.829 H3 C1 H4 110.106
H3 C1 H5 110.106 H4 C1 H5 110.106
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability