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

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.495191
Energy at 298.15K-499.498179
HF Energy-499.125726
Nuclear repulsion energy51.317188
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 MP3=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 3123 3123 25.15      
2 A1 1456 1456 12.96      
3 A1 775 775 23.55      
4 E 3225 3225 7.74      
4 E 3225 3225 7.74      
5 E 1519 1519 6.45      
5 E 1519 1519 6.45      
6 E 1075 1075 6.85      
6 E 1075 1075 6.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8495.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8495.5 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
5.26389 0.44357 0.44357

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.126
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.029 -1.475
H4 0.891 -0.515 -1.475
H5 -0.891 -0.515 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78331.08701.08701.0870
Cl21.78332.36832.36832.3683
H31.08702.36831.78261.7826
H41.08702.36831.78261.7826
H51.08702.36831.78261.7826

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 108.769 Cl2 C1 H4 108.769
Cl2 C1 H5 108.769 H3 C1 H4 110.164
H3 C1 H5 110.164 H4 C1 H5 110.164
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability