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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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9945.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 182 69 0.619
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 61 -32 1.519
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 328 128 0.611
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 267 -59 1.220
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 197 -65 1.330
C2H2 Acetylene 4 Πg 612 442 -170 1.384
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 954 -241 1.253
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 87 -202 3.336
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 227 -49 1.214
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 131 -35 1.272
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 311 171 0.450
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 51 -17 1.323
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 521 -111 1.212
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 113 -75 1.670
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 432 -122 1.283
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 93 -37 1.397
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 17 A 286 236 -50 1.214
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 8 -129 16.294
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 235 -53 1.227
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 123 -131 2.062
C2H3N3 1H-1,2,4-Triazole 18 A" 640 516 -124 1.241
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 153 -40 1.261
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 598 190 0.682
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 918 -193 1.211
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 99 -141 2.424
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 496 -118 1.237
C4H2 Diacetylene 8 Πu 630 516 -114 1.221
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 367 -105 1.286
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 300 97 0.677
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 793 -191 1.241
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 257 -71 1.276
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 664 -151 1.227
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 67 -95 2.406
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3472 872 0.749
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 90 29 0.679
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 91 -43 1.474
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 595 -126 1.211
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 103 -228 3.223
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 289 152 0.475
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 182 -82 1.449
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 254 -97 1.380
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 323 -189 1.583
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 506 -251 1.495
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 185 -42 1.226
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 15 A" 186 132 -54 1.405
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2897 1417 0.511
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2912 1403 0.518
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2803 1442 0.486
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1205 547 0.546
C2F2 difluoroacetylene 4 Πg 270 36 -234 7.484
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 818 -171 1.209
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 176 -67 1.378
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 85 -28 1.334
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 209 80 0.616
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 257 -104 1.407
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 469 -138 1.293
C4H9N Cyclobutylamine 21 A' 174 130 -44 1.341
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 444 210 0.527
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 106 -252 3.391
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 865 -271 1.313
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 157 -107 1.680
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3319 -419 1.126
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 287 -73 1.257
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 182 -51 1.283
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1133 -528 1.466
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 267 -144 1.538
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 4 A' 194 157 -37 1.233
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 208 -73 1.348
CaF2 Calcium difluoride 2 A1 120 95 -25 1.261
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 354 -88 1.249
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 250 -78 1.310
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide 3 B2 686 536 -150 1.279
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride 3 A1 408 338 -70 1.206
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride 4 A1 218 178 -40 1.222
SO2Cl2 Sulfuryl chloride 7 B1 388 322 -66 1.204
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 105 -107 2.015
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 3 E 642 505 -137 1.272
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 254 -116 1.456
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 78 -22 1.281
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 173 -92 1.533
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 140 77 0.450
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 160 48 0.697
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 162 98 0.392
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 618 265 0.571
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 310 -299 1.962
C4 Carbon tetramer 4 Πg 323 259 -64 1.247
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 427 162 0.620
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1753 -422 1.241
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 355 -278 1.782
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 7 A' 273 215 -59 1.273
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1822 906 0.503
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 923 -933 2.010
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 579 264 0.544