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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**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9548.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 171 58 0.660
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 143 -116 1.807
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 76 -17 1.222
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 323 123 0.619
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 267 -59 1.223
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 207 -55 1.263
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 936 -259 1.276
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 186 -103 1.555
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 129 -37 1.291
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 325 185 0.431
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 41 -27 1.645
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 518 -114 1.219
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 17 A' 395 323 -72 1.221
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 60 -15 1.244
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 58 -78 2.357
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 39 -71 2.808
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 308 -69 1.224
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 111 -77 1.692
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 428 -126 1.295
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 108 -23 1.212
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 138 -29 1.207
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 53 -84 2.570
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 24 A" 135 95 -40 1.427
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 149 -105 1.710
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 910 -201 1.221
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 113 -127 2.116
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 507 -107 1.211
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 371 -101 1.272
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 296 93 0.687
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 784 -200 1.255
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 613 -132 1.216
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 253 -75 1.296
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 658 -157 1.238
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 71 -91 2.273
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3466 866 0.750
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 806 -180 1.224
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 24 -65 3.677
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 113 52 0.539
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 587 -134 1.228
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 98 -233 3.374
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 282 145 0.486
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 210 -54 1.254
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 270 -81 1.300
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 336 -176 1.525
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 505 -252 1.499
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 93 -24 1.260
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2885 1405 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1213 555 0.542
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2905 1396 0.519
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2851 1490 0.477
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 818 -171 1.210
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 138 -32 1.229
CH3C(SCH3)HCH3 Propane, 2-(methylthio)- 37 A 215 176 -39 1.220
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 173 -70 1.406
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 86 -27 1.315
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 204 75 0.634
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 249 -112 1.452
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 438 -90 1.205
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 421 -186 1.441
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 432 198 0.541
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 98 -260 3.644
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 863 -273 1.316
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 145 -119 1.818
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 18 A' 230 187 -43 1.229
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 281 -79 1.280
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 184 -49 1.268
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 944 -717 1.760
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -105 -516 -3.919
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 186 -42 1.228
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 671 219 0.673
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 211 -70 1.331
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 68 -144 3.104
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 272 -98 1.359
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 145 82 0.434
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 141 78 0.450
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1769 -406 1.230
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 752 -202 1.268
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 482 -151 1.313
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 302 -112 1.372
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 116 -86 1.741
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1758 842 0.521
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 906 -950 2.048
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 590 275 0.534