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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(2df,p)
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9547.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 177 64 0.638
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 168 -91 1.542
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 71 -22 1.303
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 311 111 0.643
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 206 -56 1.269
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 940 -255 1.272
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 169 -120 1.711
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 229 -47 1.204
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 136 -30 1.224
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 337 197 0.415
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 55 -13 1.232
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 523 -109 1.209
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 90 -19 1.206
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 310 -68 1.219
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -77 1.686
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 429 -125 1.291
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 17 A 286 237 -49 1.205
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 49 -88 2.805
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 236 -52 1.220
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 135 -119 1.878
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 157 -36 1.228
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 909 -202 1.222
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 101 -139 2.373
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 506 -108 1.214
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 344 -128 1.374
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 298 95 0.682
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 816 -168 1.205
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 618 -127 1.206
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.280
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 661 -154 1.234
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 70 -92 2.313
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3480 880 0.747
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 182 -42 1.232
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 100 -34 1.335
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 591 -130 1.219
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 97 -234 3.404
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 84 -18 1.212
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 281 144 0.487
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 186 -78 1.416
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 251 -100 1.399
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 349 -163 1.469
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 524 -233 1.445
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 185 -42 1.224
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2885 1405 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2915 1406 0.518
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2816 1455 0.483
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1224 566 0.537
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 818 -171 1.209
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 138 -32 1.235
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 127 -173 2.368
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 176 -67 1.381
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 85 -28 1.330
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 204 75 0.631
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 251 -110 1.439
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 451 -156 1.346
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 416 182 0.563
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 98 -260 3.644
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 860 -276 1.321
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 148 -116 1.790
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 290 -70 1.240
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 187 -46 1.248
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 911 -751 1.824
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -227 -638 -1.810
CaF2 Calcium difluoride 2 A1 120 92 -28 1.307
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 132 -80 1.606
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 279 -91 1.327
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 143 80 0.439
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 160 48 0.699
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 123 60 0.515
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 616 263 0.573
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 332 -277 1.835
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1782 -393 1.220
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 397 -236 1.594
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 304 -109 1.360
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 124 -77 1.622
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1892 976 0.484
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 915 -941 2.028
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 88 37 0.578
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 571 256 0.551