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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.018490
Energy at 298.15K-22.021427
HF Energy-21.885259
Nuclear repulsion energy19.087830
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-121G
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 3028 2955 30.61 127.55 0.01 0.03
2 A1 1423 1389 21.03 0.66 0.75 0.86
3 A1 676 660 22.42 34.02 0.31 0.48
4 E 3174 3098 16.55 54.09 0.75 0.86
4 E 3174 3098 16.55 54.09 0.75 0.86
5 E 1490 1454 5.56 17.03 0.75 0.86
5 E 1490 1454 5.56 17.03 0.75 0.86
6 E 1032 1007 3.63 12.52 0.75 0.86
6 E 1032 1007 3.63 12.52 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8258.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8060.3 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-121G
ABC
5.11770 0.40271 0.40271

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.193
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.690
H3 0.000 1.044 -1.523
H4 0.904 -0.522 -1.523
H5 -0.904 -0.522 -1.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.88341.09461.09461.0946
Cl21.88342.44692.44692.4469
H31.09462.44691.80791.8079
H41.09462.44691.80791.8079
H51.09462.44691.80791.8079

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 107.532 Cl2 C1 H4 107.532
Cl2 C1 H5 107.532 H3 C1 H4 111.339
H3 C1 H5 111.339 H4 C1 H5 111.339
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability