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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/3-21G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9611.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 91 -19 1.205
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 8 -129 16.782
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 115 -139 2.201
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 795 -189 1.237
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 601 -144 1.239
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 106 -56 1.526
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 -95 -229 -1.414
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 295 158 0.465
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 332 -180 1.541
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 224 80 0.644
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 335 -121 1.362
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 110 -61 1.548
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 591 -167 1.282
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 16 B3g 330 259 -71 1.274
CH3CO Acetyl radical 3 A' 1875 1493 -382 1.256
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 2496 -1243 1.498
OH Hydroxyl radical 1 Σ 3738 3097 -641 1.207
OH+ hydoxyl cation 1 Σ 3113 2625 -488 1.186
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation 1 Σg 1906 1210 -696 1.575
HNO2 Nitrous acid 2 A' 1700 1350 -350 1.259
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 661 209 0.684
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 53 -59 2.115
PO2 Phosphorus dioxide 3 B2 1328 794 -533 1.671
NH2- amino anion 1 A1 3122 2478 -644 1.260
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 272 -682 3.505
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 1 A' 1737 1262 -474 1.376
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 8 A" 711 576 -135 1.235
N2H2 trans-diazine 3 Ag 1529 1241 -288 1.233
OBrO OBrO 2 A1 312 251 -61 1.243
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 887 -969 2.093
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 605 290 0.521
BrONO Bromine nitrite 1 A' 1723 1322 -402 1.304
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 10 B2g 544 297 -247 1.830
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 171 -62 1.359
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -1498 -1909 -0.274
HN3 hydrogen azide 6 A" 607 491 -116 1.236
NCl nitrogen monochloride 1 Σ 828 605 -223 1.368
CuH Copper monohydride 1 Σ 1941 1459 -483 1.331
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 2 A' 1293 1036 -256 1.247
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 9 A" 124 97 -27 1.275
OBrO OBrO 1 A1 799 651 -149 1.229
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1815 899 0.505
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 954 -241 1.253
HNCO Isocyanic acid 6 A" 656 540 -116 1.215
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 72 24 0.670
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 97 -143 2.487
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3363 763 0.773
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 258 -70 1.272
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 628 -187 1.298
HCNO fulminic acid 3 Σ 1254 922 -332 1.360
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 78 -24 1.306
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 501 -256 1.512
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 594 -183 1.308
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 326 186 0.430
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 101 -35 1.352
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 454 230 0.493
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 581 -140 1.241
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 80 -251 4.121
C6H8 1,4-Cyclohexadiene 19 B1u 108 80 -28 1.351
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 457 -1205 3.637
HN3 hydrogen azide 4 A' 1151 921 -229 1.249
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation 1 Σ 870 656 -214 1.326
NO- nitric oxide anion 1 Σ 1363 1002 -361 1.361
NO+ nitric oxide cation 1 Σ 2377 1949 -428 1.220
NH2- amino anion 3 B2 3190 2513 -677 1.270
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1792 -383 1.214
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d 1 Σ 2998 2564 -434 1.169