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All results from a given calculation for CH3Br (methyl bromide)

using model chemistry: CISD/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2609.499160
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2609.355369
Nuclear repulsion energy86.472997
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 CISD/6-31G
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 3126 2932 15.16      
2 A1 1400 1313 23.84      
3 A1 557 523 13.31      
4 E 3242 3041 6.35      
4 E 3242 3041 6.35      
5 E 1537 1442 7.94      
5 E 1537 1442 7.94      
6 E 988 927 6.83      
6 E 988 927 6.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8308.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9378) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7792.1 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 CISD/6-31G
ABC
5.14152 0.29836 0.29836

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.581
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.434
H3 0.000 1.041 -1.903
H4 0.902 -0.521 -1.903
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -1.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4 H5
C12.01541.09001.09001.0900
Br22.01542.55892.55892.5589
H31.09002.55891.80371.8037
H41.09002.55891.80371.8037
H51.09002.55891.80371.8037

picture of methyl bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 107.182 Br2 C1 H4 107.182
Br2 C1 H5 107.182 H3 C1 H4 111.660
H3 C1 H5 111.660 H4 C1 H5 111.660
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability