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

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.205934
Energy at 298.15K-47.208380
HF Energy-47.020944
Nuclear repulsion energy16.146870
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 CCSD/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 3049 2844 75.27      
2 A1 1153 1076 43.70      
3 A1 617 575 16.15      
4 E 3132 2921 53.55      
4 E 3132 2921 53.55      
5 E 1518 1416 9.97      
5 E 1518 1416 9.97      
6 E 487 454 214.34      
6 E 487 454 214.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7546.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7037.8 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 CCSD/6-31G**
ABC
5.41132 0.73500 0.73500

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.611
C2 0.000 0.000 0.400
H3 0.000 1.015 0.812
H4 -0.879 -0.508 0.812
H5 0.879 -0.508 0.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.01092.62712.62712.6271
C22.01091.09561.09561.0956
H32.62711.09561.75811.7581
H42.62711.09561.75811.7581
H52.62711.09561.75811.7581

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 112.103 Li1 C2 H4 112.103
Li1 C2 H5 112.103 H3 C2 H4 106.716
H3 C2 H5 106.716 H4 C2 H5 106.716
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability