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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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9577.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 173 60 0.652
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 98 -161 2.642
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 75 -18 1.245
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 310 110 0.645
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 271 -55 1.201
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 198 -64 1.321
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 936 -259 1.277
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 168 -120 1.715
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 227 -49 1.215
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 134 -32 1.238
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 338 198 0.414
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 49 -19 1.376
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 519 -113 1.218
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 17 A' 395 321 -74 1.230
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 73 -63 1.870
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 47 -63 2.320
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 89 -19 1.217
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 306 -71 1.233
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -76 1.685
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 427 -127 1.298
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 109 -22 1.201
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 55 -82 2.512
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 24 A" 135 95 -40 1.417
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 236 -52 1.219
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 145 -109 1.748
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 908 -203 1.223
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 134 -106 1.794
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 507 -107 1.210
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 334 -138 1.411
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 292 89 0.696
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 811 -173 1.213
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 619 -126 1.203
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 256 -72 1.281
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 661 -154 1.233
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 74 -88 2.198
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3475 875 0.748
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 100 -34 1.342
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- 10 A1 290 240 -50 1.211
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 591 -130 1.221
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 99 -232 3.340
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 280 143 0.490
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 214 -50 1.232
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 265 -86 1.322
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 349 -163 1.469
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 522 -235 1.451
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 93 -24 1.258
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2883 1403 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2915 1406 0.518
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2813 1452 0.484
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1223 565 0.538
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 815 -174 1.213
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 137 -33 1.244
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 139 -161 2.159
CH3C(SCH3)HCH3 Propane, 2-(methylthio)- 37 A 215 168 -47 1.282
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 175 -68 1.390
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 86 -27 1.316
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 207 78 0.624
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 252 -109 1.434
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 439 -89 1.203
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 427 -180 1.421
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 432 198 0.541
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 99 -259 3.632
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 859 -277 1.322
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 147 -117 1.799
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 18 A' 230 187 -43 1.227
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 290 -70 1.240
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 191 -42 1.217
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 952 -709 1.745
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -148 -559 -2.786
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 133 -79 1.591
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 283 -87 1.310
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 149 86 0.423
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 162 50 0.691
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 122 59 0.518
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1786 -389 1.218
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 788 -166 1.211
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 393 -240 1.611
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1888 972 0.485
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 914 -942 2.031
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 74 23 0.689
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 565 250 0.557