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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/3-21G
Calculated values were scaled by 0.939.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 427 139 0.676
HNCO Isocyanic acid 5 A' 577 479 -98 1.205
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 52 -85 2.618
COFCl Carbonic chloride fluoride 4 A' 501 416 -85 1.205
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 604 -141 1.234
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 105 -57 1.540
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 -83 -217 -1.607
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 299 162 0.458
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 6 A' 385 312 -73 1.234
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 326 -186 1.572
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 11 A 240 189 -51 1.271
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 23 B 274 221 -53 1.243
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 3 Πu 196 -91 -287 -2.137
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 224 80 0.643
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 346 -110 1.318
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 111 -60 1.537
CCl2 dichloromethylene 2 A1 335 263 -73 1.277
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 549 -209 1.381
COHCl Formyl chloride 5 A' 457 363 -94 1.259
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 1 A1 1269 1022 -247 1.241
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 3 A1 544 418 -126 1.302
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 4 A1 385 291 -94 1.323
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 9 B2 553 410 -143 1.350
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 2482 -1256 1.506
OH+ hydoxyl cation 1 Σ 3113 2578 -535 1.207
CCl+ carbon monochloride cation 1 Σ 1175 834 -341 1.409
SeS- selenium monosulfide anion 1 Σ 469 372 -97 1.260
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 4 Πg 318 579 261 0.549
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation 1 Σ 2674 2134 -540 1.253
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 2 A' 492 367 -125 1.341
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 4 A' 194 117 -77 1.652
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation 1 Σg 1906 1341 -565 1.421
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 219 -62 1.280
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 9 E 237 197 -40 1.204
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation 1 Σ 2442 1899 -543 1.286
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride 2 A1 160 130 -30 1.230
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 1 A' 1832 1496 -336 1.224
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 6 A' 241 362 121 0.666
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 2 A1 208 138 -70 1.509
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 3 B2 535 404 -131 1.324
NaK Sodium Potassium 1 Σ 124 101 -23 1.229
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 90 -22 1.243
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 596 243 0.592
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 405 -204 1.504
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 97 -168 2.731
PS+ phosphorus monosulfide cation 1 Σ 845 649 -196 1.301
S3- Sulfur trimer anion 3 B2 594 -463 -1057 -1.284
S3 Sulfur trimer 1 A1 581 437 -144 1.328
NH2- amino anion 1 A1 3122 2470 -652 1.264
PH- phosphorus monohydride anion 1 Σ 2230 1826 -404 1.221
AlH+ aluminum monohydride cation 1 Σ 1620 1288 -332 1.258
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 301 -654 3.175
CaH Calcium monohydride 1 Σ 1298 1019 -279 1.274
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 1 A' 1737 1406 -331 1.235
CaCl calcium monochloride 1 Σ 368 289 -79 1.273
SCN thiocyanato radical 2 Σ 762 626 -136 1.217
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 3 E 582 473 -109 1.230
OBrO OBrO 3 B2 849 706 -142 1.202
NCO isocyanato radical 1 Σ 1921 1590 -331 1.208
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 834 -1022 2.224
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 601 286 0.524
BrONO Bromine nitrite 1 A' 1723 1417 -307 1.217
CCl2 dichloromethylene 1 A1 730 568 -162 1.285
COHCl Formyl chloride 4 A' 739 593 -146 1.245
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 5 A2 388 286 -102 1.355
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 7 B1 539 374 -165 1.442
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 8 B2 1502 1150 -352 1.306
DCl Hydrochloric acid-d 1 Σ 2145 1751 -395 1.225
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 3 A' 344 245 -99 1.406
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 5 A" 455 361 -94 1.260
HN3 hydrogen azide 6 A" 607 502 -105 1.209
HI Hydrogen iodide 1 Σ 2309 1919 -390 1.203
NCl nitrogen monochloride 1 Σ 828 597 -231 1.387
S3 Sulfur trimer 2 A1 281 190 -91 1.482
S3 Sulfur trimer 3 B2 680 560 -120 1.213
D2S Hydrogen sulfide-d2 3 B2 1999 1643 -356 1.217
DO Hydroxyl-d 1 Σ 2720 2226 -494 1.222
AlCl Aluminum monochloride 1 Σ 482 390 -92 1.236
HSe Selenium monohydride 1 Σ 2400 1954 -446 1.228
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 46 -587 13.790
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 9 A" 124 94 -30 1.314
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 1 A1 470 370 -100 1.271
OBrO OBrO 1 A1 799 644 -155 1.241
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1671 755 0.548
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 73 25 0.662
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 100 -140 2.401
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3443 843 0.755
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 264 -64 1.243
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 642 -173 1.270
HCNO fulminic acid 3 Σ 1254 937 -317 1.338
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 80 -22 1.268
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 5 A' 760 613 -147 1.239
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 483 -274 1.568
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 10 A 509 407 -102 1.249
SeS Selenium monosulfide 1 Σ 556 433 -122 1.282
KH Potassium hydride 1 Σ 984 788 -196 1.249
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 6 A" 284 198 -86 1.432
HN3 hydrogen azide 4 A' 1151 928 -222 1.240
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 134 -94 1.701
KF Potassium Fluoride 1 Σ 428 348 -80 1.229
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 151 88 0.418
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 1 A1 525 395 -130 1.329
LiK Lithium Potassium 1 Σ 207 172 -35 1.200
NH2- amino anion 3 B2 3190 2498 -693 1.277
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1574 -601 1.382
SF2 sulfur difluoride 2 A1 355 292 -63 1.214
CaF Calcuium monofluoride 1 Σ 581 450 -131 1.292
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 2 Σu 1889 1457 -432 1.297
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d 1 Σ 2998 2531 -467 1.184
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 572 -205 1.358
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7 A1 282 233 -49 1.209
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane 6 A' 413 338 -75 1.222
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 298 158 0.469
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 108 -28 1.254
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 486 262 0.461
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 598 -123 1.206
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 85 -246 3.901
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 73 -44 1.598