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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 B1B95/6-31+G**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9566.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 171 58 0.660
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 214 -45 1.212
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 65 -28 1.441
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 303 103 0.660
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 271 -55 1.202
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 209 -53 1.255
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 929 -266 1.286
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 229 -47 1.204
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 121 -45 1.369
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 332 192 0.422
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 55 -13 1.227
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 519 -113 1.217
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 17 A' 395 326 -69 1.212
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 62 -13 1.211
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 89 -47 1.528
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 27 -83 4.076
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 87 -22 1.251
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 312 -65 1.209
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 110 -79 1.717
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 427 -127 1.298
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 104 -27 1.257
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 138 -29 1.209
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 57 -80 2.383
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 15 A2 193 156 -37 1.240
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 154 -100 1.650
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 351 -70 1.200
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 909 -202 1.222
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 100 -140 2.405
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 505 -109 1.217
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 370 -102 1.277
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 296 93 0.686
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 792 -192 1.243
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 602 -143 1.237
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 248 -80 1.322
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 647 -168 1.260
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 67 -95 2.428
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3463 863 0.751
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 155 94 0.393
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)- 10 A1 290 237 -53 1.221
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 588 -133 1.226
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 99 -232 3.359
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 284 147 0.483
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 204 -60 1.295
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 262 -89 1.340
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 347 -165 1.474
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 524 -233 1.444
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 184 -43 1.232
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 87 -30 1.347
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2862 1501 0.475
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1215 557 0.541
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2923 1414 0.516
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2894 1414 0.511
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 809 -180 1.222
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 138 -32 1.230
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 211 67 0.681
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 133 -38 1.285
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 342 -114 1.333
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 201 72 0.641
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 247 -114 1.459
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 484 -123 1.254
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 419 185 0.558
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 96 -262 3.734
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 862 -274 1.317
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 138 -126 1.917
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 18 A' 230 189 -41 1.219
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 281 -79 1.279
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 275 -58 1.210
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 184 -49 1.266
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 934 -728 1.780
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -129 -540 -3.194
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 203 -78 1.387
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 270 -100 1.371
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 136 73 0.463
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 142 78 0.447
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1791 -384 1.215
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 742 -212 1.285
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 293 -120 1.411
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 108 -93 1.858
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1955 1039 0.468
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 910 -946 2.039
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 579 264 0.544