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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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9887.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 187 74 0.605
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 60 -33 1.558
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 302 102 0.662
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 261 -65 1.250
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 185 -77 1.414
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 19 B1 396 313 -83 1.265
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 921 -274 1.298
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 130 -36 1.282
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 335 195 0.418
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 51 -17 1.336
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 60 -15 1.257
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 88 -21 1.235
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 310 -68 1.218
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 114 -75 1.657
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 435 -119 1.273
C2H2O2 Ethanedial 7 Au 127 104 -23 1.224
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 108 -22 1.208
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 135 -32 1.234
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 59 -78 2.310
C4H9N Pyrrolidine 36 A" 65 96 31 0.674
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 156 -98 1.631
C3H3NO Isoxazole 14 A" 1033 852 -181 1.212
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 339 -82 1.241
NH2CN cyanamide 6 A' 487 389 -98 1.252
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 860 -251 1.292
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 84 -156 2.857
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 509 -105 1.207
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 34 -14 1.412
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 325 122 0.624
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 807 -177 1.219
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 255 -73 1.284
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 677 -138 1.204
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 83 -79 1.941
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3419 819 0.761
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne 16 E" 371 250 -121 1.484
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 589 -132 1.225
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 101 -230 3.278
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 285 148 0.480
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 215 -49 1.229
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 266 -85 1.319
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 342 -170 1.496
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 509 -248 1.489
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 179 -48 1.266
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 63 -54 1.862
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2891 1411 0.512
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2934 1425 0.514
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2816 1455 0.483
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1208 550 0.545
C2F2 difluoroacetylene 4 Πg 270 205 -65 1.318
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 817 -172 1.210
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 140 -30 1.218
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 7 Πg 263 172 -91 1.528
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 100 -200 3.000
SiF2 Silicon difluoride 2 A1 278 228 -50 1.218
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 218 74 0.660
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 345 -111 1.321
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 218 89 0.593
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 265 -96 1.365
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 112 -246 3.207
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 874 -262 1.300
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 190 -74 1.387
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 9 B2 553 450 -103 1.228
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 4 A1 385 312 -73 1.234
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 5 A2 388 311 -77 1.249
C3H3 Propargyl radical 7 B1 490 376 -114 1.302
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 264 -96 1.365
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 261 -72 1.275
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 176 -57 1.326
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 5 E 589 481 -108 1.225
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 319 -86 1.269
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1181 -481 1.407
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 241 -170 1.706
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid 7 A 379 311 -68 1.218
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 3 A1 532 443 -89 1.200
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 184 -44 1.241
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride 2 E 268 214 -54 1.252
HSO3F Fluorosulfonic acid 8 A 551 458 -93 1.202
HSO3F Fluorosulfonic acid 11 A 390 310 -80 1.257
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 199 -82 1.415
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 365 -77 1.212
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 265 -63 1.240
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 77 -23 1.304
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 285 -85 1.299
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 213 -52 1.246
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 141 78 0.446
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 160 49 0.696
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride 6 E 336 274 -62 1.228
F3PO Phosphoryl fluoride 5 E 482 395 -87 1.221
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride 9 E 104 83 -21 1.252
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1778 -397 1.223
AlF2Cl Aluminum chloride difluoride 6 B2 200 166 -34 1.207
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 700 -255 1.364
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 324 123 0.621
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 260 -108 1.416
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1828 912 0.501
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 885 -971 2.097
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 119 68 0.430