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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.192567
Energy at 298.15K-47.194990
HF Energy-47.026388
Nuclear repulsion energy16.189511
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 2999 2786 80.81      
2 A1 1192 1107 0.56      
3 A1 635 590 30.64      
4 E 3069 2851 60.57      
4 E 3069 2851 60.57      
5 E 1517 1409 1.55      
5 E 1517 1409 1.55      
6 E 463 430 188.24      
6 E 463 430 188.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7460.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6931.6 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
5.44044 0.75015 0.75015

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.594
C2 0.000 0.000 0.388
H3 0.000 1.012 0.818
H4 -0.877 -0.506 0.818
H5 0.877 -0.506 0.818

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li11.98262.61662.61662.6166
C21.98261.10001.10001.1000
H32.61661.10001.75341.7534
H42.61661.10001.75341.7534
H52.61661.10001.75341.7534

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 113.025 Li1 C2 H4 113.025
Li1 C2 H5 113.025 H3 C2 H4 105.696
H3 C2 H5 105.696 H4 C2 H5 105.696
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability