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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-46.864369
Energy at 298.15K-46.866898
HF Energy-46.752181
Nuclear repulsion energy16.024660
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 CID/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 2975 2771 83.61      
2 A1 1217 1134 24.12      
3 A1 641 597 11.47      
4 E 3040 2832 53.45      
4 E 3040 2832 53.45      
5 E 1563 1456 6.46      
5 E 1563 1456 6.46      
6 E 524 489 269.25      
6 E 524 489 269.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7543.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7027.4 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
5.30380 0.72454 0.72454

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.622
C2 0.000 0.000 0.404
H3 0.000 1.025 0.813
H4 -0.888 -0.513 0.813
H5 0.888 -0.513 0.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 H3 H4 H5
Li12.02672.64282.64282.6428
C22.02671.10391.10391.1039
H32.64281.10391.77591.7759
H42.64281.10391.77591.7759
H52.64281.10391.77591.7759

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 111.749 Li1 C2 H4 111.749
Li1 C2 H5 111.749 H3 C2 H4 107.101
H3 C2 H5 107.101 H4 C2 H5 107.101
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability