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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.945368
Energy at 298.15K-154.952025
HF Energy-154.945368
Nuclear repulsion energy83.630867
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 B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3063 3063 30.65 97.81 0.33 0.49
2 A1 2910 2910 64.74 212.56 0.03 0.05
3 A1 1494 1494 0.49 15.09 0.73 0.85
4 A1 1463 1463 0.01 14.15 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1247 1247 5.19 2.04 0.64 0.78
6 A1 925 925 30.83 7.28 0.37 0.54
7 A1 413 413 2.15 0.57 0.04 0.08
8 A2 2947 2947 0.00 18.82 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1449 1449 0.00 33.73 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1143 1143 0.00 5.82 0.75 0.86
11 A2 219 219 0.00 0.26 0.75 0.86
12 B1 2941 2941 163.19 98.89 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1460 1460 8.18 0.24 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1178 1178 6.45 2.39 0.75 0.86
15 B1 253 253 4.79 0.06 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3061 3061 38.48 73.17 0.75 0.86
17 B2 2893 2893 67.23 2.79 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1470 1470 11.59 3.24 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1433 1433 8.74 7.31 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1164 1164 84.67 0.13 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1101 1101 56.68 3.47 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17113.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17113.2 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 B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.28861 0.33436 0.29554

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.596
C2 0.000 1.170 -0.197
C3 0.000 -1.170 -0.197
H4 0.000 2.027 0.487
H5 0.000 -2.027 0.487
H6 0.895 1.227 -0.846
H7 -0.895 1.227 -0.846
H8 -0.895 -1.227 -0.846
H9 0.895 -1.227 -0.846

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.41311.41312.03022.03022.09442.09442.09442.0944
C21.41312.33921.09683.26911.10701.10702.63962.6396
C31.41312.33923.26911.09682.63962.63961.10701.1070
H42.03021.09683.26914.05451.79351.79353.62903.6290
H52.03023.26911.09684.05453.62903.62901.79351.7935
H62.09441.10702.63961.79353.62901.79023.03822.4548
H72.09441.10702.63961.79353.62901.79022.45483.0382
H82.09442.63961.10703.62901.79353.03822.45481.7902
H92.09442.63961.10703.62901.79352.45483.03821.7902

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 107.300 O1 C2 H6 111.847
O1 C2 H7 111.847 O1 C3 H5 107.300
O1 C3 H8 111.847 O1 C3 H9 111.847
C2 O1 C3 111.722 H4 C2 H6 108.936
H4 C2 H7 108.936 H5 C3 H8 108.936
H5 C3 H9 108.936 H6 C2 H7 107.911
H8 C3 H9 107.911
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.221      
2 C -0.224      
3 C -0.224      
4 H 0.129      
5 H 0.129      
6 H 0.103      
7 H 0.103      
8 H 0.103      
9 H 0.103      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.104 1.104
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.668
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.084
Polar
3z2-r2-4.168
x2-y2-2.639
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.047 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.885


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 52.549
(<r2>)1/2 7.249