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All results from a given calculation for CH3I (methyl iodide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6959.533967
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6959.533967
Nuclear repulsion energy118.926373
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 3095 2979 14.19      
2 A1 1306 1257 28.49      
3 A1 543 523 3.12      
4 E 3209 3090 1.46      
4 E 3209 3090 1.46      
5 E 1481 1426 8.85      
5 E 1481 1426 8.85      
6 E 911 877 9.90      
6 E 911 877 9.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8072.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7771.6 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
5.21824 0.24694 0.24694

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.827
I2 0.000 0.000 0.329
H3 0.000 1.034 -2.161
H4 0.895 -0.517 -2.161
H5 -0.895 -0.517 -2.161

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.15581.08621.08621.0862
I22.15582.69572.69572.6957
H31.08622.69571.79041.7904
H41.08622.69571.79041.7904
H51.08622.69571.79041.7904

picture of methyl iodide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 H3 107.898 I2 C1 H4 107.898
I2 C1 H5 107.898 H3 C1 H4 110.998
H3 C1 H5 110.998 H4 C1 H5 110.998
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.829      
2 I 0.003      
3 H 0.275      
4 H 0.275      
5 H 0.275      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.893 1.893
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.288 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.288 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.729
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.779 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.558
Polar
3z2-r211.116
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.478
(<r2>)1/2 8.030