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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/cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9583.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 74 -19 1.263
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 322 122 0.622
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 31 -46 2.467
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 267 -59 1.223
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 199 -63 1.315
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 19 B1 396 325 -71 1.217
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 942 -253 1.269
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 88 -201 3.299
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 327 187 0.428
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 47 -63 2.321
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 310 -67 1.216
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -77 1.686
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 432 -122 1.284
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 64 -73 2.142
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 620 212 0.658
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 905 -206 1.227
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 98 -142 2.458
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 511 -103 1.202
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 378 -94 1.250
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 296 93 0.686
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 803 -183 1.228
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 59 -31 1.530
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 161 -63 1.389
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 591 -130 1.219
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 100 -231 3.296
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 285 148 0.481
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 190 -74 1.387
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 254 -97 1.380
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 338 -174 1.513
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 505 -252 1.498
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 187 -40 1.215
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 141 -29 1.204
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 347 -109 1.313
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 206 77 0.626
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 252 -109 1.435
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 440 -166 1.378
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 100 -258 3.578
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 866 -270 1.311
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 152 -112 1.737
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 284 -76 1.267
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 665 213 0.679
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 213 -68 1.321
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 274 -96 1.350
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 81 -19 1.238
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 147 84 0.427
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1730 -445 1.257
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 287 -127 1.443
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 131 -70 1.532
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1839 923 0.498
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 907 -949 2.046
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 47 -21 1.449
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 237 -51 1.216
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 816 -168 1.206
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 618 -127 1.206
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 37 B2u 181 328 147 0.552
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 7 E' 174 142 -32 1.223
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 120 56 0.531
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 151 -103 1.680
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 72 -90 2.257
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 12 Au 182 150 -32 1.211
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 33 ?a 257 212 -45 1.211
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2831 1470 0.481
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1219 561 0.540
C4H8O Cyclobutanol 7 A' 1469 2938 1469 0.500
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3304 -434 1.132
C4H8O Cyclobutanol 3 A' 2979 3669 690 0.812
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 186 -47 1.251
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -212 -623 -1.935
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3459 859 0.752
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.281
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 662 -153 1.232
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2928 1419 0.515
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 176 63 0.643
C4H8O Cyclobutanol 20 A' 170 438 268 0.388
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 868 -793 1.914
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 32 ?a 324 267 -57 1.214
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 96 -21 1.216
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2892 1412 0.512