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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-495.699733
Energy at 298.15K-495.699563
HF Energy-495.495464
Nuclear repulsion energy37.788091
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 MP2/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2860 2721 95.41      
2 A' 1283 1221 14.69      
3 A' 721 686 130.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2432.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2313.7 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
15.62833 0.57032 0.55024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 1.224 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.518 0.000
H3 -1.046 1.470 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.74201.1193
Cl21.74202.2685
H31.11932.2685

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 102.723
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3A")

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-495.715236
Energy at 298.15K-495.715085
HF Energy-495.531920
Nuclear repulsion energy38.413660
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 MP2/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3259 3100 7.29      
2 A' 1049 998 0.24      
3 A' 843 802 50.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2575.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2450.0 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
24.95553 0.57622 0.56322

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.174 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.520 0.000
H3 -0.847 1.799 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.69431.0826
Cl21.69432.4823
H31.08262.4823

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.284
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability