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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-500.021165
Energy at 298.15K-500.024125
HF Energy-499.846378
Nuclear repulsion energy51.341016
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 B2PLYP=FULL/Def2TZVPP
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 3096 3096 23.34 139.96 0.00 0.01
2 A1 1396 1396 13.44 0.51 0.36 0.53
3 A1 737 737 25.95 13.99 0.28 0.44
4 E 3195 3195 5.38 55.91 0.75 0.86
4 E 3195 3195 5.38 55.91 0.75 0.86
5 E 1500 1500 5.66 8.23 0.75 0.86
5 E 1500 1500 5.66 8.22 0.75 0.86
6 E 1038 1038 2.64 2.93 0.75 0.86
6 E 1038 1038 2.64 2.93 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8348.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8348.5 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 B2PLYP=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
5.28528 0.44343 0.44343

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.658
H3 0.000 1.027 -1.471
H4 0.889 -0.514 -1.471
H5 -0.889 -0.514 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5
C11.78541.08291.08291.0829
Cl21.78542.36332.36332.3633
H31.08292.36331.77901.7790
H41.08292.36331.77901.7790
H51.08292.36331.77901.7790

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 108.468 Cl2 C1 H4 108.468
Cl2 C1 H5 108.468 H3 C1 H4 110.455
H3 C1 H5 110.455 H4 C1 H5 110.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability