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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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9594.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 86 -23 1.263
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 172 -82 1.475
CH2NN diazomethane 6 B1 406 336 -70 1.208
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 725 317 0.562
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 339 -173 1.510
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2852 1491 0.477
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1234 576 0.533
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 226 -74 1.326
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 430 -99 1.229
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3295 -444 1.135
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 675 223 0.670
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 225 -56 1.248
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 86 -26 1.303
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 687 274 0.602
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 413 212 0.488
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 922 -934 2.013
H2OH2O water dimer 8 A' 103 147 44 0.698
H2OH2O water dimer 11 A" 108 167 59 0.648
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 14 -37 3.657
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 180 -53 1.298
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -1069 -1480 -0.384
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 1 A' 1443 1077 -366 1.339
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1866 950 0.491
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 332 132 0.603
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 946 -249 1.263
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 121 -119 1.984
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 502 -255 1.507
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2939 1430 0.513
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 387 -219 1.566
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 435 201 0.538
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 565 -1097 2.943
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 144 81 0.437
MgOH magnesium hydroxide 3 Π 188 101 -87 1.870
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1734 -441 1.254
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 3 Π 760 1104 344 0.689
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 329 189 0.425
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 93 -24 1.259
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2909 1429 0.509