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All results from a given calculation for CH3Li (methyl lithium)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.106475
Energy at 298.15K-47.109001
HF Energy-47.002884
Nuclear repulsion energy16.028922
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 MP2/6-31G
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 3007 2877 77.66      
2 A1 1182 1131 25.19      
3 A1 614 588 8.03      
4 E 3099 2965 49.46      
4 E 3099 2965 49.46      
5 E 1525 1459 6.47      
5 E 1525 1459 6.47      
6 E 540 516 257.82      
6 E 540 516 257.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7564.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7237.9 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
5.24023 0.72742 0.72742

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.618
C2 0.000 0.000 0.408
H3 0.000 1.032 0.802
H4 -0.893 -0.516 0.802
H5 0.893 -0.516 0.802

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.02582.63012.63012.6301
C22.02581.10401.10401.1040
H32.63011.10401.78661.7866
H42.63011.10401.78661.7866
H52.63011.10401.78661.7866

picture of methyl lithium state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 H3 110.884 Li1 C2 H4 110.884
Li1 C2 H5 110.884 H3 C2 H4 108.022
H3 C2 H5 108.022 H4 C2 H5 108.022
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability