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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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9483.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 174 61 0.648
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 137 -122 1.894
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 73 -20 1.277
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 330 130 0.606
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 21 -56 3.740
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 269 -57 1.212
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 209 -53 1.256
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 942 -253 1.268
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 144 -145 2.009
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 132 -34 1.259
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 11 A" 1583 3061 1478 0.517
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 323 183 0.434
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 47 -21 1.456
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 522 -110 1.211
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 50 -60 2.188
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 312 -65 1.209
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -76 1.681
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 428 -126 1.293
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 109 -22 1.207
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 42 -95 3.261
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 239 -49 1.203
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 140 -114 1.818
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 921 -190 1.207
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 104 -136 2.302
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 504 -110 1.218
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 377 -95 1.252
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 301 98 0.674
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 789 -195 1.247
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 613 -132 1.215
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 255 -73 1.284
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 661 -154 1.233
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 66 -96 2.438
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3451 851 0.753
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 808 -178 1.221
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 51 -39 1.768
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 114 53 0.537
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 12 Au 182 149 -33 1.221
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 37 B2u 181 330 149 0.549
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 585 -136 1.232
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 98 -233 3.386
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 83 -19 1.222
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 283 146 0.484
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 184 -80 1.435
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 254 -97 1.382
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 334 -178 1.533
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 504 -253 1.501
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 32 ?a 324 268 -56 1.210
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 186 -41 1.219
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 15 A" 186 116 -70 1.601
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 96 -21 1.221
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2885 1405 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2905 1396 0.519
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2860 1499 0.476
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1217 559 0.541
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 140 -30 1.218
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 208 64 0.693
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 141 -30 1.212
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 342 -114 1.334
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 201 72 0.641
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 247 -114 1.460
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 435 -93 1.213
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 433 -173 1.399
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 99 -259 3.617
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 863 -273 1.316
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 147 -117 1.793
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 281 -79 1.279
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 178 -55 1.311
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 900 -761 1.846
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -193 -604 -2.130
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 185 -43 1.232
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 671 219 0.673
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 211 -70 1.329
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 67 -145 3.145
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 269 -101 1.374
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 140 77 0.451
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 144 81 0.440
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 600 247 0.588
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 340 -269 1.792
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1746 -429 1.245
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 491 -142 1.289
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 277 -136 1.492
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 121 -81 1.671
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1752 836 0.523
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 904 -952 2.053
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 86 35 0.597
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 592 277 0.532