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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br2 (dibromomethane)

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5184.136364
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-5183.768394
Nuclear repulsion energy351.727045
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 CID/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 3226 2997 4.67      
2 A1 1516 1409 0.04      
3 A1 613 569 4.29      
4 A1 182 169 0.09      
5 A2 1198 1113 0.00      
6 B1 3309 3074 0.15      
7 B1 863 802 7.00      
8 B2 1314 1221 79.30      
9 B2 706 656 76.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6462.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6004.6 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
0.89007 0.04070 0.03921

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.928
H2 -0.892 0.000 1.537
H3 0.892 0.000 1.537
Br4 0.000 1.617 -0.123
Br5 0.000 -1.617 -0.123

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 Br4 Br5
C11.08041.08041.92851.9285
H21.08041.78412.48352.4835
H31.08041.78412.48352.4835
Br41.92852.48352.48353.2336
Br51.92852.48352.48353.2336

picture of dibromomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 111.307 H2 C1 Br4 107.910
H2 C1 Br5 107.910 H3 C1 Br4 107.910
H3 C1 Br5 107.910 Br4 C1 Br5 113.940
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability