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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 0.9515.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 152 -107 1.700
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 76 -17 1.230
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 322 122 0.621
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 32 -45 2.393
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 271 -55 1.205
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 209 -53 1.252
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 939 -256 1.273
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 197 -92 1.468
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 132 -34 1.253
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 324 184 0.433
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 50 -60 2.191
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 312 -65 1.209
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -77 1.686
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 430 -124 1.289
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 46 -91 2.947
C8H8 cubane 17 T2u 1036 825 -211 1.255
C8H8 cubane 15 T2g 821 651 -170 1.262
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 913 -198 1.217
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 94 -146 2.546
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 506 -108 1.214
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 377 -95 1.251
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 302 99 0.673
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 807 -179 1.222
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 50 -40 1.787
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 114 53 0.535
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 587 -134 1.228
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 97 -234 3.407
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 83 -19 1.229
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 283 146 0.485
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 185 -79 1.425
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 255 -96 1.378
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 335 -177 1.528
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 506 -251 1.496
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 187 -40 1.215
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 140 -30 1.213
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 207 63 0.696
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 141 -30 1.216
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 343 -113 1.329
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 202 73 0.640
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 248 -113 1.455
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 445 -161 1.363
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 99 -259 3.602
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 864 -272 1.315
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 147 -117 1.795
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 284 -76 1.270
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 666 214 0.679
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 212 -69 1.325
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 68 -144 3.134
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 270 -100 1.371
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 140 77 0.450
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 600 247 0.588
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 342 -267 1.781
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1759 -416 1.236
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 754 -200 1.265
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 479 -153 1.320
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 278 -136 1.488
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 121 -80 1.661
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1956 1040 0.468
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 910 -946 2.040
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 86 35 0.595
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 595 280 0.529
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 47 -21 1.451
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 523 -109 1.208
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 240 -48 1.201
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 790 -194 1.245
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 612 -133 1.218
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 37 B2u 181 327 146 0.553
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 158 -35 1.225
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 69 -93 2.363
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 12 Au 182 150 -32 1.212
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 62 -13 1.207
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 140 -114 1.812
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3471 871 0.749
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 257 -71 1.275
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 657 -158 1.240
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 819 -170 1.208
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 178 -55 1.306
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -194 -605 -2.123
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 175 62 0.645
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 32 ?a 324 269 -55 1.205
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 96 -21 1.217
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 903 -758 1.839
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 186 -42 1.228