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XIII.F.2. (III.B.7.b.) (IV.C.7.) (XVIII.B.2.)

Bad vibrational frequency predictions

Calculated frequencies that differ from experiment by more than 400 cm-1 or have a ratio with experiment outside of 0.7 to 1.2 are listed

Calculated vibrational frequencies ("theory" in table) are calculated at HF/6-311G**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9085.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 171 58 0.661
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 190 -68 1.360
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 304 104 0.657
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 215 -47 1.218
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 950 -245 1.258
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 118 -171 2.454
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 338 198 0.414
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 80 -30 1.383
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 88 -21 1.238
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -76 1.681
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 436 -118 1.270
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 101 -30 1.292
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 72 -65 1.911
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 15 A2 193 157 -36 1.230
C4H9N Pyrrolidine 36 A" 65 53 -12 1.215
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 237 -51 1.214
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine 24 A" 257 213 -44 1.208
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 147 -107 1.732
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 619 211 0.659
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 120 -120 2.000
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 295 -177 1.598
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 583 -162 1.278
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 269 -59 1.218
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 639 -176 1.276
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 51 -111 3.201
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3478 878 0.748
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 817 -169 1.207
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 553 329 0.405
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 99 -232 3.331
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 291 154 0.470
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 167 -97 1.578
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 256 -95 1.372
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 359 -153 1.428
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 522 -235 1.449
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 91 -26 1.281
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2871 1391 0.515
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 12 A 939 1341 402 0.700
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2899 1390 0.521
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 9 A 1087 1494 407 0.728
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 10 A 1030 1433 403 0.719
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2861 1500 0.476
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1258 600 0.523
C2F2 difluoroacetylene 4 Πg 270 471 201 0.573
ZnS Zinc sulfide 1 Σ 459 303 -156 1.517
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 200 71 0.647
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 247 -114 1.462
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 428 -100 1.234
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 543 171 0.685
C2H+ Ethynyl cation 3 Π 550 852 302 0.645
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 342 -265 1.774
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 376 142 0.622
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 8 A 482 727 245 0.663
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 90 -268 3.977
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 855 -281 1.329
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 129 -135 2.043
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride 3 A' 332 257 -74 1.289
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 192 -41 1.212
CaF2 Calcium difluoride 2 A1 120 34 -86 3.489
ZnCl Zinc monochloride 1 Σ 391 278 -112 1.403
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 269 -101 1.377
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4 Au 82 64 -18 1.283
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 3 Ag 265 421 156 0.629
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 7 A' 205 336 131 0.611
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 115 52 0.547
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 8 A" 414 624 210 0.663
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 6 A' 241 403 162 0.598
NS Mononitrogen monosulfide 1 Σ 1219 816 -403 1.493
SiN Silicon nitride 1 Σ 1151 842 -309 1.367
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 115 51 0.552
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 594 241 0.594
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 404 -205 1.509
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 175 -89 1.510
PS phosphorus sulfide 1 Σ 739 477 -262 1.549
CP Carbon monophosphide 1 Σ 1240 931 -309 1.332
S3- Sulfur trimer anion 3 B2 594 408 -186 1.457
CuH Copper monohydride 1 Σ 1941 1537 -405 1.263
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1733 -442 1.255
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 734 -221 1.301
ZnH Zinc monohydride 1 Σ 1608 1087 -520 1.478
AlO Aluminum monoxide 1 Σ 979 733 -247 1.337
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 3 A' 376 15 -361 24.679
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 2 A' 579 35 -544 16.525
BrO Bromine monoxide 1 Σ 726 554 -172 1.309
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 926 -930 2.003
ClS2 Sulfur chloride 1 A' 662 516 -146 1.282
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 572 257 0.551
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 3 A1 445 242 -203 1.842
ZnCH2 Zinc methylene 3 A1 514 392 -122 1.311