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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.211979
Energy at 298.15K-499.214907
HF Energy-499.055768
Nuclear repulsion energy49.302036
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/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 3125 3125 15.17      
2 A1 1433 1433 15.95      
3 A1 661 661 22.38      
4 E 3241 3241 7.48      
4 E 3241 3241 7.48      
5 E 1540 1540 7.64      
5 E 1540 1540 7.64      
6 E 1041 1041 4.12      
6 E 1041 1041 4.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8431.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8431.8 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/6-31G
ABC
5.13992 0.40278 0.40278

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.195
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.690
H3 0.000 1.042 -1.519
H4 0.902 -0.521 -1.519
H5 -0.902 -0.521 -1.519

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.88491.09071.09071.0907
Cl21.88492.44192.44192.4419
H31.09072.44191.80401.8040
H41.09072.44191.80401.8040
H51.09072.44191.80401.8040

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 107.266 Cl2 C1 H4 107.266
Cl2 C1 H5 107.266 H3 C1 H4 111.584
H3 C1 H5 111.584 H4 C1 H5 111.584
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability