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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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.965.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 177 64 0.639
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 70 -23 1.335
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 324 124 0.618
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 3 -74 23.835
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 265 -61 1.229
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 199 -63 1.318
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 19 B1 396 325 -71 1.219
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 944 -251 1.265
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 94 -195 3.088
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 138 -28 1.201
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 323 183 0.433
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 48 -20 1.412
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 112 -24 1.217
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 39 -71 2.809
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 311 -66 1.212
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -76 1.680
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 432 -122 1.282
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 104 -26 1.248
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 63 -74 2.175
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 237 -51 1.218
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 148 -106 1.713
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 619 211 0.660
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 906 -205 1.227
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 98 -142 2.452
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 509 -105 1.207
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 384 -88 1.230
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 297 94 0.683
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 814 -170 1.209
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 620 -125 1.202
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.281
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 664 -151 1.227
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 72 -90 2.246
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3460 860 0.752
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 805 -181 1.224
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 61 -29 1.468
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 91 -133 2.459
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 12 Au 182 149 -33 1.219
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 37 B2u 181 328 147 0.552
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 592 -129 1.218
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 101 -230 3.271
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 286 149 0.478
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 190 -74 1.388
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 254 -97 1.383
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 335 -177 1.529
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 503 -254 1.504
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 32 ?a 324 266 -58 1.217
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 33 ?a 257 210 -47 1.223
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 187 -40 1.215
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 15 A" 186 126 -60 1.471
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 96 -21 1.213
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2826 1465 0.482
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1218 560 0.540
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2929 1420 0.515
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2892 1412 0.512
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 141 -29 1.203
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 347 -109 1.313
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 206 77 0.628
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 252 -109 1.431
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 449 -157 1.351
C4H9N Cyclobutylamine 21 A' 174 144 -30 1.209
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 99 -259 3.620
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 867 -269 1.310
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 151 -113 1.748
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3288 -451 1.137
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 283 -77 1.272
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 186 -47 1.255
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 335 -70 1.207
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 943 -719 1.763
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 81 -330 5.097
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 7 E' 174 142 -32 1.227
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 667 215 0.678
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 207 -74 1.358
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 271 -99 1.367
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 80 -20 1.253
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 148 85 0.427
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 123 60 0.514
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1723 -452 1.262
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 328 -86 1.263
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 133 -69 1.516
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1829 913 0.501
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 907 -949 2.046