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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-6956.800295
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-6956.433389
Nuclear repulsion energy118.552319
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 QCISD/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 3094 2962 15.26      
2 A1 1341 1283 31.56      
3 A1 536 513 2.80      
4 E 3204 3068 2.10      
4 E 3204 3068 2.10      
5 E 1500 1436 7.37      
5 E 1500 1436 7.37      
6 E 927 888 8.52      
6 E 927 888 8.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8115.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7770.2 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 QCISD/6-311G*
ABC
5.20213 0.24533 0.24533

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.832
I2 0.000 0.000 0.330
H3 0.000 1.035 -2.169
H4 0.897 -0.518 -2.169
H5 -0.897 -0.518 -2.169

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 I2 H3 H4 H5
C12.16251.08871.08871.0887
I22.16252.70532.70532.7053
H31.08872.70531.79311.7931
H41.08872.70531.79311.7931
H51.08872.70531.79311.7931

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 108.028 I2 C1 H4 108.028
I2 C1 H5 108.028 H3 C1 H4 110.876
H3 C1 H5 110.876 H4 C1 H5 110.876
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability