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All results from a given calculation for CH3Cl (Methyl chloride)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.575623
Energy at 298.15K-497.578573
HF Energy-497.496921
Nuclear repulsion energy50.646647
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A1 3125 3125 16.02 95.46 0.01 0.02
2 A1 1453 1453 9.66 4.20 0.55 0.71
3 A1 686 686 27.39 16.45 0.32 0.49
4 E 3221 3221 4.56 53.85 0.75 0.86
4 E 3221 3221 4.56 53.85 0.75 0.86
5 E 1569 1569 9.14 20.28 0.75 0.86
5 E 1569 1569 9.14 20.28 0.75 0.86
6 E 1068 1068 5.71 8.39 0.75 0.86
6 E 1068 1068 5.71 8.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8489.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8489.3 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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
5.22768 0.42963 0.42963

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.149
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.668
H3 0.000 1.033 -1.488
H4 0.894 -0.516 -1.488
H5 -0.894 -0.516 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.81701.08691.08691.0869
Cl21.81702.39052.39052.3905
H31.08692.39051.78881.7888
H41.08692.39051.78881.7888
H51.08692.39051.78881.7888

picture of Methyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 108.167 Cl2 C1 H4 108.167
Cl2 C1 H5 108.167 H3 C1 H4 110.743
H3 C1 H5 110.743 H4 C1 H5 110.743
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability