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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 B1B95/3-21G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9549.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 391 132 0.662
CH3COOH Acetic acid 11 A' 657 538 -119 1.220
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 367 167 0.544
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 264 -62 1.237
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 213 -49 1.230
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 947 -248 1.263
CH3NH2 methyl amine 9 A' 780 646 -134 1.208
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 493 205 0.585
HNCO Isocyanic acid 5 A' 577 412 -165 1.401
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 572 -204 1.357
N(CH3)3 Trimethylamine 7 A1 367 303 -64 1.210
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 327 187 0.429
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 55 -13 1.234
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 516 -116 1.224
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 17 A' 395 327 -68 1.207
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 22 A 377 292 -85 1.293
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 100 -88 1.888
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 439 -115 1.261
C2H2O2 Ethanedial 7 Au 127 194 67 0.654
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 55 -82 2.505
C4H9N Pyrrolidine 36 A" 65 28 -37 2.317
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 219 -69 1.315
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 133 -121 1.916
CH2N4 1H-Tetrazole 11 A' 925 762 -163 1.214
N2H4 Hydrazine 12 B 966 788 -178 1.226
N2H4 Hydrazine 6 A 780 594 -186 1.312
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 105 -135 2.293
C2N2 Cyanogen 4 Πg 503 755 252 0.667
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 310 107 0.654
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 245 -83 1.336
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 666 -149 1.223
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 116 -46 1.397
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3369 769 0.772
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 145 84 0.421
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 527 303 0.425
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 592 -129 1.217
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 93 -238 3.565
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 80 -22 1.279
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 298 161 0.460
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 188 -76 1.403
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 282 -69 1.243
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 338 -174 1.514
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 520 -237 1.454
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 786 -203 1.258
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 14 A' 762 626 -136 1.217
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 6 Πg 504 907 403 0.556
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile 8 Πu 472 682 210 0.692
LiOH lithium hydroxide 3 Π 257 409 153 0.627
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 609 -149 1.244
C5H10 Cyclopropane, 1,1-dimethyl- 39 B2 392 325 -67 1.207
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 175 -68 1.386
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 87 -26 1.301
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 198 69 0.651
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 245 -116 1.472
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 541 170 0.686
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 464 -142 1.306
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 424 190 0.552
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 99 -259 3.598
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 863 -273 1.317
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 145 -119 1.822
OH Hydroxyl radical 1 Σ 3738 3150 -588 1.187
OH+ hydoxyl cation 1 Σ 3113 2571 -543 1.211
NF2 Difluoroamino radical 2 A1 573 455 -118 1.261
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 496 163 0.671
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 4 Πg 318 518 200 0.613
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 882 -779 1.883
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 -141 -552 -2.924
HF Hydrogen fluoride 1 Σ 4138 3529 -610 1.173
NH3 Ammonia 2 A1 950 681 -269 1.396
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid 15 B 288 230 -57 1.249
H2SO4 Sulfuric acid 8 A 224 182 -42 1.230
HNO3 Nitric acid 7 A' 579 472 -107 1.226
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide 4 A 371 77 -294 4.830
F2O Difluorine monoxide 2 A1 461 382 -79 1.208
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2 A1 647 524 -123 1.236
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 4 E 492 385 -107 1.276
AsF5 Arsenic pentafluoride 7 E' 123 102 -21 1.204
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 705 253 0.641
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride 1 A' 1844 1502 -342 1.228
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 209 -72 1.343
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 356 -86 1.242
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 263 -107 1.405
O3 Ozone 2 A1 705 553 -152 1.274
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 3 B2 1618 1311 -307 1.234
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 204 -61 1.299
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 157 94 0.401
NaK Sodium Potassium 1 Σ 124 99 -25 1.250
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 71 -40 1.568
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 150 86 0.424
NCl nitrogen monochloride 1 Σ 828 683 -145 1.212
ND3 Ammonia-d3 2 A1 748 520 -228 1.438
DO Hydroxyl-d 1 Σ 2720 2293 -427 1.186
NH2- amino anion 1 A1 3122 2578 -544 1.211
NH2- amino anion 3 B2 3190 2620 -571 1.218
NH Imidogen 1 Σ 3283 2794 -489 1.175
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1800 -375 1.208
N2F2 Dinitrogen difluoride, (E)- 1 Ag 1523 1249 -274 1.219
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 485 -470 1.970
DF Hydrofluoric acid-d 1 Σ 2998 2558 -440 1.172
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 1 A' 1487 1092 -395 1.362
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 1 A' 1443 1075 -368 1.343
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1797 881 0.510
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 890 -966 2.086
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 97 46 0.528
ClS2 Sulfur chloride 2 A' 450 371 -79 1.213
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 631 316 0.499