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

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.055848
Energy at 298.15K-497.058808
HF Energy-496.794602
Nuclear repulsion energy50.642106
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 MP3=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 15.28      
2 A1 1468 1468 10.16      
3 A1 698 698 24.61      
4 E 3216 3216 5.65      
4 E 3216 3216 5.65      
5 E 1577 1577 7.62      
5 E 1577 1577 7.62      
6 E 1078 1078 4.45      
6 E 1078 1078 4.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8516.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8516.2 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
5.20845 0.42994 0.42994

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.148
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.668
H3 0.000 1.035 -1.488
H4 0.896 -0.517 -1.488
H5 -0.896 -0.517 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.81581.08921.08921.0892
Cl21.81582.39152.39152.3915
H31.08922.39151.79211.7921
H41.08922.39151.79211.7921
H51.08922.39151.79211.7921

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 108.209 Cl2 C1 H4 108.209
Cl2 C1 H5 108.209 H3 C1 H4 110.703
H3 C1 H5 110.703 H4 C1 H5 110.703
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability