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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/6-31+G**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9839.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 183 70 0.619
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 62 -31 1.503
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 314 114 0.637
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 270 -56 1.207
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 216 -46 1.215
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 6 A2 214 315 101 0.680
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 925 -270 1.292
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 124 -42 1.335
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 337 197 0.416
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 48 -20 1.404
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 62 -13 1.209
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 90 -19 1.208
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 309 -68 1.219
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 116 -72 1.616
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 435 -119 1.273
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 105 -25 1.242
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 136 -31 1.227
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 64 -73 2.132
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 172 -82 1.476
C3H3NO Isoxazole 14 A" 1033 853 -180 1.212
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 335 -86 1.256
NH2CN cyanamide 6 A' 487 348 -139 1.398
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 875 -236 1.270
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 76 -164 3.151
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 505 -109 1.215
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 36 -12 1.352
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 325 122 0.626
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 793 -191 1.241
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.281
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 670 -145 1.216
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 80 -82 2.013
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3424 824 0.759
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 174 113 0.350
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 169 -55 1.328
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 591 -130 1.221
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 101 -230 3.292
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 287 150 0.478
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 207 -57 1.273
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 264 -87 1.327
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 347 -165 1.474
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 528 -229 1.433
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 182 -45 1.245
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 83 -34 1.402
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2877 1397 0.514
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1213 555 0.542
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2923 1414 0.516
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2805 1444 0.485
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 819 -170 1.208
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 136 -34 1.245
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 214 70 0.672
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 341 -115 1.336
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 213 84 0.605
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 258 -103 1.401
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 361 127 0.648
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 107 -251 3.350
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 875 -261 1.299
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 159 -105 1.656
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 283 -77 1.274
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 232 -101 1.437
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 178 -55 1.307
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 329 -76 1.230
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1210 -451 1.373
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 261 -150 1.575
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 4 A' 194 162 -32 1.200
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 181 -47 1.262
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 187 -94 1.500
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 3 A1 369 299 -70 1.234
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 367 -75 1.203
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 265 -63 1.236
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 276 -94 1.340
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 212 -53 1.250
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 139 76 0.454
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 79 -32 1.410
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 134 71 0.472
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1772 -403 1.228
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 675 -280 1.414
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 316 115 0.637
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 268 -100 1.372
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1965 1049 0.466
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 896 -960 2.071
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 119 68 0.430
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 578 263 0.545
BrONO Bromine nitrite 4 A' 391 877 486 0.446
BrONO Bromine nitrite 3 A' 587 1741 1154 0.337