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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/cc-pVDZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.989.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 183 70 0.618
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 192 -67 1.347
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 68 -25 1.377
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 341 141 0.587
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 259 -67 1.258
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 196 -66 1.337
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 19 B1 396 317 -79 1.249
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 934 -261 1.280
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 238 -51 1.214
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 136 -30 1.220
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 333 193 0.420
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 30 -38 2.269
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 300 -77 1.258
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 117 -72 1.613
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 437 -117 1.268
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 80 -50 1.626
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 72 -65 1.907
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 172 -82 1.475
C3H3NO Isoxazole 14 A" 1033 857 -176 1.205
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 338 -83 1.245
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 865 -246 1.285
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 39 -201 6.176
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 -44 -92 -1.085
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 316 113 0.643
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 813 -171 1.210
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 253 -75 1.296
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 91 -71 1.772
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3411 811 0.762
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 106 45 0.573
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 593 -128 1.216
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 103 -228 3.220
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 285 148 0.481
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 215 -49 1.228
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 264 -87 1.329
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 339 -173 1.509
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 510 -247 1.485
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 180 -47 1.263
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 15 A" 186 143 -43 1.299
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 73 -44 1.593
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2868 1388 0.516
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1209 551 0.544
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2913 1404 0.518
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2772 1411 0.491
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 824 -165 1.201
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 137 -33 1.243
SiF2 Silicon difluoride 2 A1 278 230 -48 1.207
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 214 70 0.674
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 344 -112 1.324
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 216 87 0.596
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 262 -99 1.376
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 484 -122 1.252
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 422 188 0.554
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 108 -250 3.304
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 875 -261 1.298
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 169 -95 1.558
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3302 -436 1.132
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 283 -77 1.273
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 185 -48 1.259
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 332 -73 1.221
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1205 -457 1.379
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 271 -140 1.516
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 7 E' 174 139 -35 1.256
AlF3 Aluminum trifluoride 4 E' 263 217 -46 1.211
HSO3F Fluorosulfonic acid 11 A 390 321 -69 1.215
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 198 -83 1.419
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 358 -84 1.234
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 261 -67 1.256
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 285 -85 1.297
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 77 -23 1.293
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 215 -50 1.231
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 158 95 0.399
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 120 56 0.529
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride 9 E 104 81 -23 1.281
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1731 -444 1.257
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 786 -168 1.214
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 320 118 0.630
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 240 -128 1.531
B2H6 Diborane 13 B2u 950 782 -168 1.214
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1830 914 0.501
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 887 -969 2.091
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 119 68 0.430