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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/3-21G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.982.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 171 58 0.662
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 398 140 0.650
CH3COOH Acetic acid 11 A' 657 546 -111 1.203
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 70 -23 1.328
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 399 199 0.502
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 262 -64 1.243
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 6 A2 214 310 96 0.690
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 950 -245 1.258
CH3NH2 methyl amine 9 A' 780 564 -216 1.382
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine 13 A' 773 625 -148 1.238
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 523 235 0.552
HNCO Isocyanic acid 5 A' 577 425 -153 1.359
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 571 -206 1.360
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 337 197 0.416
C5H8 1,3-Butadiene, 2-methyl- 22 A' 196 284 88 0.691
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 298 -79 1.265
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 108 -80 1.747
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 452 -103 1.227
C2H2O2 Ethanedial 7 Au 127 198 71 0.641
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 62 -75 2.197
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 24 A" 135 104 -31 1.292
C4H9N Pyrrolidine 36 A" 65 23 -42 2.821
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 231 -57 1.248
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 148 -106 1.719
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 335 -86 1.255
C4H4N2 Pyrazine 7 Au 350 278 -72 1.258
N2H4 Hydrazine 12 B 966 502 -464 1.926
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 -98 -338 -2.458
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 -100 -148 -0.481
C2N2 Cyanogen 4 Πg 503 771 268 0.652
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 4 A2 198 284 86 0.698
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 340 137 0.598
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 253 -75 1.299
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 129 -33 1.257
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3313 713 0.785
C3H6O Oxetane 23 B2 1228 981 -247 1.251
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 62 -28 1.441
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 151 90 0.404
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 519 295 0.432
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 596 -125 1.210
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 94 -237 3.523
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 79 -23 1.289
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 302 165 0.454
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 206 -58 1.282
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 282 -69 1.244
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 341 -171 1.500
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 535 -222 1.414
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 184 -43 1.234
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite 15 A" 186 128 -58 1.455
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 97 -20 1.211
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 802 -187 1.233
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 14 A' 762 543 -219 1.402
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 6 Πg 504 909 405 0.555
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 8 Πu 472 695 223 0.679
LiOH lithium hydroxide 3 Π 257 422 165 0.608
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 228 -72 1.315
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 231 87 0.624
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 341 -115 1.336
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 620 -138 1.222
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 209 80 0.617
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 256 -105 1.410
CH2+ methylene cation 2 A1 968 796 -173 1.217
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 356 122 0.657
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 35 B2 479 688 209 0.696
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 106 -252 3.389
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 885 -251 1.284
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 163 -101 1.622
CCl3 Trichloromethyl radical 2 A1 251 182 -69 1.380
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 2707 -1031 1.381
OH Hydroxyl radical 1 Σ 3738 3125 -612 1.196
OH+ hydoxyl cation 1 Σ 3113 2540 -573 1.226
NF2 Difluoroamino radical 2 A1 573 455 -118 1.260
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 482 149 0.690
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 4 Πg 318 522 204 0.609
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 193 -40 1.206
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 1221 -441 1.361
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 261 -150 1.577
HF Hydrogen fluoride 1 Σ 4138 3504 -635 1.181
NH3 Ammonia 2 A1 950 449 -501 2.114
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid 15 B 288 160 -128 1.801
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid 8 A 224 109 -115 2.052
HNO3 Nitric acid 7 A' 579 477 -102 1.214
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide 4 A 371 30 -341 12.474
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation 1 Σg 1906 1392 -514 1.370
F2O Difluorine monoxide 2 A1 461 374 -87 1.231
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2 A1 647 522 -125 1.239
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 4 E 492 378 -114 1.300
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride 7 E' 123 97 -26 1.270
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride 1 A' 1844 1512 -332 1.219
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate 7 A' 303 250 -53 1.210
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 193 -88 1.457
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 316 -126 1.401
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 232 -96 1.415
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 5 B 461 384 -77 1.202
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 3 E 642 523 -119 1.227
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 272 -98 1.362
O3 Ozone 2 A1 705 558 -147 1.263
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 169 -96 1.566
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 165 102 0.381
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 6 A' 241 349 108 0.690
NaK Sodium Potassium 1 Σ 124 86 -38 1.437
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 19 -92 5.751
ND3 Ammonia-d3 2 A1 748 344 -404 2.175
DO Hydroxyl-d 1 Σ 2720 2275 -445 1.196
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride 9 E 104 84 -20 1.236
NH2- amino anion 3 B2 3190 2655 -535 1.201
NH2- amino anion 1 A1 3122 2591 -531 1.205
NH Imidogen 1 Σ 3283 2759 -523 1.190
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1784 -391 1.219
N2F2 Dinitrogen difluoride, (E)- 1 Ag 1523 1191 -332 1.279
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 552 -403 1.730
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d 1 Σ 2998 2540 -458 1.180
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 7 A' 273 223 -50 1.224
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 1 A' 1487 1209 -278 1.230
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 2 A' 579 834 255 0.695
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 314 112 0.642
B2H6 Diborane 14 B2u 368 302 -66 1.219
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1797 881 0.510
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 885 -971 2.097
Na2 Sodium diatomic 1 Σg 159 300 141 0.530
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 150 99 0.340
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 655 340 0.481
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 3 A1 445 699 254 0.637
ZnCH2 Zinc methylene 3 A1 514 747 233 0.688
ZnCH2 Zinc methylene 4 B1 525 765 240 0.686