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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-pVTZ
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9885.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 283 -77 1.273
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 211 -70 1.329
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 82 -18 1.214
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 729 -226 1.310
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 267 -101 1.379
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 882 -974 2.103
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 119 68 0.430
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 341 -80 1.235
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 811 -173 1.213
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 343 -169 1.492
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 180 -47 1.258
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 218 74 0.660
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 344 -112 1.326
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 262 -99 1.378
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 104 -26 1.249
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 73 -64 1.873
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 205 -57 1.280
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 127 -39 1.310
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 216 -49 1.226
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2792 1431 0.488
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1218 560 0.540
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 268 -104 1.389
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 878 -258 1.294
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 161 -103 1.637
C6H6 2,4-Hexadiyne 5 A1' 554 969 415 0.572
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 73 -20 1.276
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 323 122 0.623
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 89 -20 1.224
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 439 -115 1.261
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 138 -29 1.207
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 162 -92 1.569
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 81 -81 2.005
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 290 153 0.473
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 268 -83 1.311
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2917 1408 0.517
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 823 -166 1.202
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 138 -32 1.235
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 213 84 0.605
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1849 933 0.495
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 509 -105 1.207
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 31 -17 1.545
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 79 -161 3.020
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 324 121 0.626
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3429 829 0.758
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 257 -71 1.278
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 675 -140 1.208
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 218 -46 1.211
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 512 -245 1.479
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 105 -253 3.422
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 184 -49 1.268
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 262 -149 1.569
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 285 -85 1.299
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 118 -71 1.600
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 187 74 0.603
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 299 99 0.668
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 930 -265 1.285
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1762 -413 1.234
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1225 -436 1.356
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 147 84 0.430
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride 9 E 104 84 -20 1.234
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2872 1392 0.515
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 348 114 0.673
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 877 -234 1.266
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 596 -125 1.209
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 103 -228 3.228
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 87 -30 1.349
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 310 -67 1.216
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 337 197 0.415