[en] A multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) study has been carried out on the LiCl molecule. The potential energy has been calculated over a wide range of internuclear separation for the 21 low-lying electronic states of the LiCl molecule dissociating into Li (²S, ²P, ³S)+Cl (²P). The (4)¹Σ⁺, (3)¹Π, 1–3³Σ⁺, 1–3³Π, ^1,3Δ, ^1,3Σ⁻, (5)¹Σ⁺, (4)³Σ⁺, (4)¹Π, (4)³Π excited states are studied for the first time in theory. Molecular spectroscopic constants (R_e,D_e, ω_e, ω_eχ_e, B_e and α_e) have been derived for the 9 bound states (X¹Σ⁺, (3)¹Σ⁺, (2)³Σ⁺, ^1,3Δ, ^1,3Σ⁻, (4)¹Π, (4)³Π) with a regular shape, and the spectroscopic constants of ground states X¹Σ⁺ are in good agreement with available experimental and theoretical values. The relative differences between experimental values and our values for R_e, D_e,ω_e, ω_eχ_e, B_e and α_e are 1.02%, 0.60%, 1.72%, 9.46%, 2.0%, and 0.75%, respectively. Moreover, vibrational levels of 9 bound states, which have not been investigated experimentally, are computed. (atomic and molecular physics)