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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/6-31G
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9636.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 442 153 0.653
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 78 -32 1.408
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 16 B2g 794 627 -167 1.266
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 85 -24 1.282
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 130 -37 1.286
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 45 -92 3.018
C4H9N Pyrrolidine 36 A" 65 22 -43 2.971
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 104 -150 2.438
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 148 -45 1.304
C6H5F Fluorobenzene 18 B1 685 525 -160 1.305
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 727 -257 1.353
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 580 -165 1.283
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 59 -103 2.727
C6H4F2 1,4-difluorobenzene 16 B2g 692 504 -188 1.373
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 112 -22 1.200
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 286 149 0.479
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 316 -196 1.619
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 11 A 240 189 -51 1.271
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 23 B 274 216 -58 1.269
C4H6O Cyclobutanone 13 A2 909 699 -210 1.300
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 3 Πu 196 102 -94 1.920
ZnS Zinc sulfide 1 Σ 459 380 -79 1.207
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 217 73 0.662
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 333 -123 1.367
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 98 -73 1.750
CCl2 dichloromethylene 2 A1 335 261 -75 1.286
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 545 -213 1.390
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 1 A1g 774 589 -184 1.313
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 6 T2u 347 218 -129 1.589
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 1 A1 1269 840 -429 1.511
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 3 A1 544 333 -211 1.631
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 4 A1 385 229 -156 1.684
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 6 B1 885 712 -173 1.243
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 9 B2 553 332 -221 1.664
CS carbon monosulfide 1 Σ 1285 1020 -265 1.260
CH3CO Acetyl radical 3 A' 1875 1481 -394 1.266
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 2984 -754 1.253
OH Hydroxyl radical 1 Σ 3738 3300 -437 1.132
CCl+ carbon monochloride cation 1 Σ 1175 751 -424 1.564
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane 4 A1 188 152 -36 1.236
SeO2 Selenium dioxide 2 A1 373 294 -78 1.266
SeO2 Selenium dioxide 3 B2 966 616 -350 1.568
SeS- selenium monosulfide anion 1 Σ 469 352 -117 1.332
KCl Potassium Chloride 1 Σ 281 233 -48 1.204
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 4 Πg 318 257 -61 1.239
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation 1 Σg 1906 1558 -347 1.223
HNO2 Nitrous acid 5 A' 596 490 -106 1.216
HN3 hydrogen azide 5 A' 534 441 -93 1.212
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 1 A1 892 700 -192 1.274
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 3 A1 532 387 -145 1.375
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 9 B2 475 388 -87 1.224
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 3 A1 369 288 -81 1.282
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 186 -95 1.512
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 9 E 237 168 -69 1.410
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 2 A 466 358 -108 1.303
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 4 A 95 65 -30 1.453
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 6 B 244 169 -75 1.446
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 1 A1 538 448 -90 1.201
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 2 A1 349 265 -84 1.319
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 4 E 257 198 -59 1.296
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride 2 A1 160 132 -28 1.209
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 2 A1 208 141 -67 1.476
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 3 B2 535 387 -148 1.384
AsO Arsenic monoxide 1 Σ 967 738 -229 1.311
NS+ nitrogen sulfide cation 1 Σ 1415 1072 -343 1.320
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 92 -20 1.219
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 586 233 0.603
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 493 -116 1.235
PS+ phosphorus monosulfide cation 1 Σ 845 609 -236 1.388
N3 azide radical 3 Πu 457 370 -87 1.234
S3- Sulfur trimer anion 3 B2 594 427 -168 1.393
S3 Sulfur trimer 1 A1 581 421 -160 1.381
SeO Selenium monoxide 1 Σ 915 477 -437 1.916
BF Boron monofluoride 1 Σ 1402 1152 -251 1.218
AlH+ aluminum monohydride cation 1 Σ 1620 1243 -377 1.303
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 494 -461 1.933
PO- phosphorus monoxide anion 1 Σ 1000 783 -217 1.278
CaH Calcium monohydride 1 Σ 1298 1061 -237 1.224
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 1 A' 1737 1446 -291 1.201
CaCl calcium monochloride 1 Σ 368 291 -76 1.263
SCN thiocyanato radical 2 Σ 762 599 -162 1.271
PF+ phosphorus monofluoride cation 1 Σ 1053 786 -267 1.340
CSe Carbon monoselenide 1 Σ 1035 838 -198 1.236
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 3 E 582 478 -104 1.218
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 886 -970 2.094
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 616 301 0.511
CCl2 dichloromethylene 1 A1 730 554 -176 1.318
CH3OO methylperoxy radical 6 A' 1117 901 -216 1.240
CF2 Difluoromethylene 2 A1 667 549 -118 1.214
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 2 A1 848 620 -228 1.367
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 5 A2 388 223 -165 1.740
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 7 B1 539 298 -241 1.807
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 8 B2 1502 925 -577 1.624
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane 3 A1 527 427 -100 1.234
SeO2 Selenium dioxide 1 A1 922 702 -220 1.313
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 147 -86 1.587
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -1502 -1913 -0.274
HN3 hydrogen azide 6 A" 607 456 -151 1.332
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 7 B1 353 287 -66 1.229
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 1 A1 683 519 -164 1.315
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 4 B1 312 228 -84 1.370
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 8 E 415 317 -98 1.310
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 141 -71 1.501
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 3 A 202 140 -62 1.444
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride 1 A1 409 324 -85 1.264
Se2 Selenium diatomic 1 Σg 385 298 -87 1.292
NCl nitrogen monochloride 1 Σ 828 586 -242 1.414
S3 Sulfur trimer 2 A1 281 181 -100 1.552
S3 Sulfur trimer 3 B2 680 287 -393 2.371
AlCl Aluminum monochloride 1 Σ 482 377 -105 1.279
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 465 -167 1.360
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 7 A' 273 207 -66 1.321
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 9 A" 124 91 -33 1.357
BrO Bromine monoxide 1 Σ 726 559 -167 1.298
SCN thiocyanato radical 3 Π 376 309 -67 1.215
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 1 A1 470 369 -101 1.273
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1749 833 0.524
BrONO Bromine nitrite 4 A' 391 326 -66 1.201
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 948 -247 1.260
HNCO Isocyanic acid 6 A" 656 503 -154 1.306
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 17 B2g 241 195 -46 1.235
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 8 A2 367 304 -63 1.206
HOCN cyanic acid 5 A' 460 315 -145 1.462
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 115 -125 2.079
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3466 866 0.750
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 266 -62 1.232
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 621 -194 1.311
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 80 -22 1.276
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 470 -287 1.611
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 10 A 509 384 -125 1.325
FCN Cyanogen fluoride 3 Π 451 316 -135 1.428
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 2 Σu 1062 872 -190 1.217
SiF2 Silicon difluoride 2 A1 278 231 -47 1.204
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4 T1u 616 395 -220 1.558
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 5 T2g 525 332 -193 1.580
HCCF Fluoroacetylene 5 Π 367 216 -151 1.697
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane 9 B2 590 485 -105 1.217
SeS Selenium monosulfide 1 Σ 556 422 -134 1.316
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 421 -1241 3.949
KH Potassium hydride 1 Σ 984 818 -166 1.203
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 94 -134 2.422
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 2 A1 587 444 -143 1.321
BrOCl BrOCl 2 A' 560 462 -97 1.210
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 1 A 546 372 -174 1.468
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 5 B 461 361 -100 1.278
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 3 E 642 512 -130 1.255
NO- nitric oxide anion 1 Σ 1363 1058 -305 1.289
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 134 71 0.471
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 1 A1 525 376 -149 1.397
Si2 Silicon diatomic 1 Σg 511 411 -100 1.243
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1586 -589 1.371
SF2 sulfur difluoride 2 A1 355 254 -101 1.400
SO+ sulfur monoxide cation 1 Σ 1360 937 -423 1.451
PO+ phosphorus monoxide cation 1 Σ 1405 982 -423 1.430
GeO Germanium monoxide 1 Σ 986 792 -194 1.245
BrOBr Bromine oxide 1 A1 533 431 -102 1.238
NCO isocyanato radical 3 Π 535 381 -155 1.406
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 616 -161 1.261
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 298 158 0.470
C6H5CN phenyl cyanide 19 B1 688 568 -120 1.211
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 15 B2 366 301 -65 1.217
C8H8 cubane 8 Eu 617 465 -152 1.328
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 579 -142 1.245
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 80 -251 4.135
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 72 -45 1.614
C6H8 1,4-Cyclohexadiene 19 B1u 108 74 -34 1.456
C4H6O Cyclobutanone 12 A2 1163 949 -214 1.225
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 1 Σg 870 721 -149 1.206