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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-997.581946
Energy at 298.15K-997.586785
HF Energy-997.031576
Nuclear repulsion energy209.379806
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 A' 3264 3056 7.05      
2 A' 3229 3024 3.01      
3 A' 3148 2948 5.67      
4 A' 1541 1443 6.37      
5 A' 1468 1375 7.64      
6 A' 1363 1277 13.54      
7 A' 1149 1076 3.68      
8 A' 1032 967 10.77      
9 A' 685 641 11.05      
10 A' 419 392 4.03      
11 A' 291 272 1.26      
12 A" 3251 3044 6.66      
13 A" 1545 1447 1.61      
14 A" 1333 1248 45.45      
15 A" 1118 1047 37.03      
16 A" 764 715 92.59      
17 A" 333 312 0.38      
18 A" 289 270 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13109.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12276.9 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
0.21685 0.10634 0.07561

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.536 0.000
C2 -1.458 0.933 0.000
H3 0.653 1.403 0.000
Cl4 0.398 -0.392 1.466
Cl5 0.398 -0.392 -1.466
H6 -2.087 0.047 0.000
H7 -1.674 1.524 0.887
H8 -1.674 1.524 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51071.08511.77991.77992.14402.13672.1367
C21.51072.16252.71042.71041.08661.08771.0877
H31.08512.16252.33112.33113.05752.49342.4934
Cl41.77992.71042.33112.93182.91872.88083.6741
Cl51.77992.71042.33112.93182.91873.67412.8808
H62.14401.08663.05752.91872.91871.77171.7717
H72.13671.08772.49342.88083.67411.77171.7736
H82.13671.08772.49343.67412.88081.77171.7736

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.203 C1 C2 H7 109.555
C1 C2 H8 109.555 C2 C1 H3 111.787
C2 C1 Cl4 110.643 C2 C1 Cl5 110.643
H3 C1 Cl4 106.366 H3 C1 Cl5 106.366
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.887 H6 C2 H7 109.137
H6 C2 H8 109.137 H7 C2 H8 109.235
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability