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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 CID/6-311G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9291.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C2H2 Acetylene 4 Πg 612 487 -125 1.256
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 2 Σ 1800 2549 749 0.706
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 67 -43 1.630
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 85 -23 1.270
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 37 -100 3.724
C4H2 Diacetylene 7 Πg 482 269 -213 1.793
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 2 A' 3229 3648 419 0.885
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 602 -143 1.238
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 46 -116 3.540
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 292 155 0.469
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 352 -160 1.455
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 232 -68 1.291
ZnS Zinc sulfide 1 Σ 459 342 -117 1.343
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 1 Σg 4401 3975 -426 1.107
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 214 70 0.672
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 344 -112 1.326
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 110 -61 1.552
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 419 -109 1.261
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 700 328 0.531
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3308 -431 1.130
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 89 -22 1.252
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 114 51 0.555
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 215 -49 1.230
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 740 -214 1.289
ZnH Zinc monohydride 1 Σ 1608 1063 -545 1.512
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 882 -974 2.103
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 16 -35 3.116
Al2 Aluminum diatomic 1 Σg 286 452 166 0.632
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 606 291 0.519
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 186 -47 1.256
ZnCl Zinc monochloride 1 Σ 391 292 -98 1.336
NO Nitric oxide 1 Σ 1904 2544 640 0.748
AlO Aluminum monoxide 1 Σ 979 759 -221 1.291
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1752 836 0.523
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 336 136 0.596
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 939 -256 1.272
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 121 -119 1.976
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3522 922 0.738
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 267 -61 1.228
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 661 -154 1.233
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 511 -246 1.483
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 338 198 0.414
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 20 A" 315 255 -60 1.236
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 342 118 0.655
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 594 -127 1.215
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 96 -235 3.450
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 93 -24 1.258
LiOH lithium hydroxide 3 Π 257 382 126 0.671
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 412 -195 1.473
MgOH magnesium hydroxide 3 Π 188 86 -102 2.188
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1651 -524 1.318
PO Phosphorus monoxide 1 Σ 1233 1936 703 0.637
PN+ phosphorus nitride cation 1 Σ 1200 2560 1360 0.469