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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/6-311G**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9877.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 184 71 0.614
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 75 -18 1.236
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 334 134 0.600
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 212 -50 1.235
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 6 A2 214 320 106 0.669
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 936 -259 1.277
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 136 -30 1.223
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 334 194 0.420
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 43 -25 1.589
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 60 -15 1.252
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 90 -19 1.208
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 309 -68 1.221
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 121 -67 1.558
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 441 -113 1.256
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 86 -44 1.516
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 71 -66 1.941
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 168 -86 1.512
C3H3NO Isoxazole 14 A" 1033 861 -172 1.200
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 337 -84 1.249
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 876 -235 1.268
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 49 -191 4.862
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 511 -103 1.201
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 -34 -82 -1.409
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 325 122 0.625
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 814 -170 1.209
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 259 -69 1.268
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 87 -75 1.865
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3432 832 0.758
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 95 34 0.643
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 152 -72 1.475
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 595 -126 1.212
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 102 -229 3.253
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 85 -17 1.200
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 291 154 0.471
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 215 -49 1.228
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 268 -83 1.308
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 342 -170 1.499
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 509 -248 1.488
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 182 -45 1.246
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 86 -31 1.356
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2867 1387 0.516
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2917 1408 0.517
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2787 1426 0.488
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1221 563 0.539
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 823 -166 1.202
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 138 -32 1.229
LiOH lithium hydroxide 3 Π 257 373 117 0.687
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 218 74 0.661
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 343 -113 1.331
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 212 83 0.609
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 260 -101 1.390
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 279 -93 1.333
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 381 147 0.614
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 106 -252 3.373
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 876 -260 1.297
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 162 -102 1.631
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 279 -81 1.291
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 252 -81 1.320
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 181 -52 1.289
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 337 -68 1.201
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1204 -458 1.380
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 269 -142 1.530
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 187 -41 1.218
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 193 -88 1.455
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 8 E 415 344 -71 1.205
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 354 -88 1.248
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 256 -72 1.280
Cl2O Dichlorine monoxide 3 B2 686 569 -117 1.205
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 176 -36 1.207
ZnCl Zinc monochloride 1 Σ 391 289 -101 1.350
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 264 -106 1.402
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 83 -17 1.211
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 217 -48 1.221
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 155 92 0.407
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride 9 E 104 87 -17 1.200
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1761 -414 1.235
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 677 -278 1.410
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 312 111 0.646
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 268 -100 1.374
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1843 927 0.497
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 892 -964 2.080
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 119 68 0.431
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 589 274 0.534