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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/aug-cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9583.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 178 65 0.635
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 199 -60 1.300
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 61 -32 1.531
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 298 98 0.670
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 267 -59 1.221
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 191 -71 1.373
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 19 B1 396 322 -74 1.231
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 932 -263 1.283
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 226 -50 1.219
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 136 -30 1.220
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 329 189 0.426
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 525 -107 1.204
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 62 -13 1.207
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 23 -87 4.739
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 110 -79 1.717
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 430 -124 1.290
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 104 -27 1.261
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 138 -29 1.208
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 17 A 286 235 -51 1.215
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 55 -82 2.507
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 15 A2 193 159 -34 1.210
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 135 -119 1.880
C4H2 Diacetylene 7 Πg 482 205 -277 2.356
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 303 100 0.669
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 808 -176 1.217
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 613 -132 1.215
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.282
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 652 -163 1.250
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 67 -95 2.416
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3466 866 0.750
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne 16 E" 371 305 -66 1.218
C3H6O Oxetane 23 B2 1228 1021 -207 1.203
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 799 -187 1.234
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 38 -52 2.365
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 588 -133 1.226
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 99 -232 3.359
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 285 148 0.481
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 185 -79 1.431
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 251 -100 1.397
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 340 -172 1.505
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 505 -252 1.500
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 185 -42 1.226
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 95 -22 1.231
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2907 1427 0.509
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2939 1430 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2855 1494 0.477
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1218 560 0.540
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 809 -180 1.223
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 7 Πg 263 203 -60 1.298
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 129 -171 2.318
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 171 -72 1.419
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 82 -31 1.370
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 206 77 0.627
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 253 -108 1.429
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 389 155 0.602
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 101 -257 3.528
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 865 -271 1.313
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 167 -97 1.585
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 9 B2 553 461 -92 1.200
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 5 A2 388 317 -71 1.224
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 16 B3g 330 174 -156 1.896
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 10 B2g 544 439 -105 1.240
C3H3 Propargyl radical 7 B1 490 399 -91 1.229
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 272 -88 1.322
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 330 -75 1.227
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride 2 E 268 219 -49 1.221
HSO3F Fluorosulfonic acid 11 A 390 320 -70 1.218
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 212 -69 1.326
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 274 -96 1.349
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 81 -19 1.235
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride 6 E 336 279 -57 1.206
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 3 A' 376 114 -262 3.302
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 294 -120 1.406
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 120 -82 1.683
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1832 916 0.500
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 904 -952 2.054
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 86 35 0.593