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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 CISD/6-31G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9258.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C2H2 Acetylene 4 Πg 612 469 -143 1.304
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 58 -17 1.295
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 80 -30 1.371
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 86 -22 1.257
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 432 -122 1.283
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 49 -113 3.313
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 95 34 0.644
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 289 152 0.475
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 152 -148 1.974
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 116 -55 1.474
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 424 -104 1.245
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 614 243 0.605
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3239 -499 1.154
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 3 B2 1618 3242 1624 0.499
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 80 -31 1.390
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 374 -235 1.628
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 456 254 0.442
CaO Calcium monoxide 1 Σ 732 597 -135 1.227
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 216 72 0.667
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 346 -110 1.317
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 285 -75 1.262
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 6 A' 241 349 108 0.692
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 125 62 0.506
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 595 242 0.593
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 3 A' 376 603 227 0.623
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 992 578 0.417
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 873 -983 2.125
Al2 Aluminum diatomic 1 Σg 286 441 155 0.648
ClS2 Sulfur chloride 1 A' 662 466 -196 1.422
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 594 279 0.530
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 55 -82 2.505
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 631 223 0.647
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 802 -182 1.227
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 602 -143 1.238
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 340 -172 1.507
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 48 -29 1.610
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 217 -45 1.207
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 6 A2 214 306 92 0.700
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 2 Σ 1800 2388 588 0.754
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 135 -31 1.233
CH3OCHO methyl formate 11 A' 767 615 -152 1.248
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 56 -74 2.330
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 123 -117 1.958
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3477 877 0.748
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 267 -61 1.231
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 653 -162 1.248
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 505 -252 1.500
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 482 -151 1.312
AlO Aluminum monoxide 1 Σ 979 782 -197 1.252
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 2 A' 579 1179 600 0.491
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1693 777 0.541
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 169 56 0.670
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 320 120 0.625
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 936 -259 1.277
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 108 -80 1.742
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 177 -56 1.314
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 105 -107 2.017
NO Nitric oxide 1 Σ 1904 2638 734 0.722
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 394 -212 1.539
O3 Ozone 3 B2 1042 1443 401 0.722
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 125 62 0.505
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1699 -476 1.280
PO Phosphorus monoxide 1 Σ 1233 2792 1559 0.442
PN+ phosphorus nitride cation 1 Σ 1200 2689 1489 0.446
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 329 189 0.426
CH3OCHO methyl formate 17 A" 332 162 -170 2.048
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 331 107 0.677
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 595 -126 1.212
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 95 -236 3.486
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 93 -24 1.263