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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-30.339410
Energy at 298.15K-30.345945
HF Energy-30.066271
Nuclear repulsion energy48.544327
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/CEP-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 3185 3078 58.79 74.91 0.44 0.61
2 A1 3007 2906 81.68 269.75 0.03 0.06
3 A1 1534 1482 0.84 25.81 0.75 0.86
4 A1 1493 1443 0.04 8.85 0.64 0.78
5 A1 1238 1196 0.04 11.17 0.61 0.76
6 A1 850 821 24.61 22.51 0.24 0.39
7 A1 382 369 4.33 0.27 0.31 0.48
8 A2 3096 2991 0.00 8.93 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1504 1453 0.00 38.39 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1132 1093 0.00 24.84 0.75 0.86
11 A2 194 187 0.00 0.72 0.75 0.86
12 B1 3093 2989 208.49 94.39 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1513 1462 12.82 1.38 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1160 1120 4.55 5.51 0.75 0.86
15 B1 235 227 10.39 0.01 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3182 3074 37.58 74.70 0.75 0.86
17 B2 3002 2901 76.98 0.15 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1522 1470 11.84 2.71 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1469 1420 4.92 7.07 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1151 1112 49.21 0.10 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1062 1026 46.55 12.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17500.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16910.8 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
1.22366 0.30747 0.27216

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.615
C2 0.000 1.230 -0.211
C3 0.000 -1.230 -0.211
H4 0.000 2.069 0.507
H5 0.000 -2.069 0.507
H6 0.909 1.274 -0.852
H7 -0.909 1.274 -0.852
H8 -0.909 -1.274 -0.852
H9 0.909 -1.274 -0.852

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.48171.48172.07222.07222.14562.14562.14562.1456
C21.48172.46051.10383.37661.11381.11382.74022.7402
C31.48172.46053.37661.10382.74022.74021.11381.1138
H42.07221.10383.37664.13871.81841.81843.72163.7216
H52.07223.37661.10384.13873.72163.72161.81841.8184
H62.14561.11382.74021.81843.72161.81823.12992.5476
H72.14561.11382.74021.81843.72161.81822.54763.1299
H82.14562.74021.11383.72161.81843.12992.54761.8182
H92.14562.74021.11383.72161.81842.54763.12991.8182

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 105.605 O1 C2 H6 110.716
O1 C2 H7 110.716 O1 C3 H5 105.605
O1 C3 H8 110.716 O1 C3 H9 110.716
C2 O1 C3 112.253 H4 C2 H6 110.168
H4 C2 H7 110.168 H5 C3 H8 110.168
H5 C3 H9 110.168 H6 C2 H7 109.420
H8 C3 H9 109.420
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability