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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 CCD/3-21G
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9723.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 2 Σ 1800 2809 1009 0.641
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 30 -107 4.565
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 116 -138 2.189
COFCl Carbonic chloride fluoride 4 A' 501 414 -87 1.211
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 816 -168 1.206
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 599 -146 1.245
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 109 -53 1.489
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 -90 -224 -1.485
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 299 162 0.458
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 6 A' 385 318 -67 1.212
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 330 -182 1.552
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 11 A 240 188 -52 1.274
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 23 B 274 221 -53 1.241
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 3 Πu 196 -115 -311 -1.695
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 227 83 0.635
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 340 -116 1.341
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 32 A" 171 110 -61 1.561
CCl2 dichloromethylene 2 A1 335 266 -69 1.260
CCl2 dichloromethylene 3 B2 758 557 -201 1.361
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 6 T2u 347 264 -83 1.316
COHCl Formyl chloride 5 A' 457 370 -87 1.236
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 1 A1 1269 1052 -217 1.206
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 3 A1 544 424 -120 1.284
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 4 A1 385 292 -93 1.320
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 9 B2 553 414 -139 1.334
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 16 B3g 330 255 -75 1.296
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 2589 -1149 1.444
OH Hydroxyl radical 1 Σ 3738 3187 -551 1.173
CCl+ carbon monochloride cation 1 Σ 1175 904 -271 1.299
CH2CHO Vinyloxy radical 10 A" 703 1009 306 0.697
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 579 246 0.576
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 4 Πg 318 575 257 0.553
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1 Σ 2991 2529 -462 1.183
HCl+ hydrogen chloride cation 1 Σ 2674 2244 -430 1.192
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 2 A' 492 346 -146 1.420
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 4 A' 194 107 -87 1.805
O2+ diatomic oxygen cation 1 Σg 1906 1281 -625 1.488
HNO2 Nitrous acid 2 A' 1700 1403 -297 1.211
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 211 -70 1.335
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 9 E 237 194 -43 1.222
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 2 A 466 359 -107 1.297
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 4 A 95 59 -36 1.619
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 6 B 244 163 -81 1.494
NCl3 nitrogen trichloride 4 E 257 212 -45 1.212
HBr+ hydrogen bromide cation 1 Σ 2442 2004 -438 1.218
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride 2 A1 160 133 -27 1.200
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 1 A' 1832 1514 -318 1.210
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 6 A' 241 353 112 0.682
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 2 A1 208 137 -71 1.523
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 3 B2 535 402 -133 1.331
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 622 269 0.567
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 421 -188 1.447
PS+ phosphorus monosulfide cation 1 Σ 845 662 -183 1.277
S3- Sulfur trimer anion 3 B2 594 -1019 -1613 -0.583
S3 Sulfur trimer 1 A1 581 456 -125 1.274
NH2- amino anion 1 A1 3122 2543 -579 1.228
NH Imidogen 1 Σ 3283 2839 -443 1.156
BrF+ bromine fluoride cation 1 Σ 750 1252 502 0.599
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 296 -658 3.225
CaCl calcium monochloride 1 Σ 368 300 -68 1.227
SCN thiocyanato radical 2 Σ 762 628 -134 1.213
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 3 E 582 484 -98 1.201
NCO isocyanato radical 1 Σ 1921 1541 -380 1.247
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 616 301 0.511
BrONO Bromine nitrite 1 A' 1723 1375 -349 1.254
FCN Cyanogen fluoride 3 Π 451 365 -86 1.235
CCl2 dichloromethylene 1 A1 730 579 -151 1.262
COHCl Formyl chloride 4 A' 739 606 -132 1.218
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 5 A2 388 288 -100 1.346
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 7 B1 539 375 -164 1.436
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride 8 B2 1502 1200 -302 1.251
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene 10 B2g 544 283 -261 1.923
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane 3 A1 527 430 -97 1.227
CH2CHO Vinyloxy radical 11 A" 557 799 242 0.697
HF Hydrogen fluoride 1 Σ 4138 3612 -527 1.146
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 3 A' 344 237 -107 1.449
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 5 A" 455 345 -110 1.320
HN3 hydrogen azide 6 A" 607 496 -111 1.223
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 3 A 202 133 -69 1.515
Se2 Selenium diatomic 1 Σg 385 310 -76 1.244
S3 Sulfur trimer 2 A1 281 199 -82 1.414
CuH Copper monohydride 1 Σ 1941 1582 -360 1.227
DO Hydroxyl-d 1 Σ 2720 2320 -400 1.172
SH Mercapto radical 1 Σ 2696 2286 -410 1.179
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 38 -595 16.794
ClONO2 Chlorine nitrate 9 A" 124 87 -36 1.418
SCN thiocyanato radical 1 Σ 1942 2588 646 0.750
SiCl3 trichlorosilyl radical 1 A1 470 377 -93 1.246
H3+ hydrogen trimer cation 1 A1' 3178 3598 420 0.883
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 967 -228 1.235
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 1 Σ 3050 3617 567 0.843
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 16 Au 48 79 31 0.607
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 107 -133 2.247
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3450 850 0.754
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 265 -63 1.236
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 630 -185 1.294
HCNO fulminic acid 3 Σ 1254 996 -258 1.259
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 80 -22 1.283
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 5 A' 760 628 -132 1.210
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 485 -272 1.561
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 10 A 509 395 -114 1.290
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 435 -172 1.396
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4 T1u 616 474 -141 1.298
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 5 T2g 525 401 -124 1.310
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane 9 B2 590 488 -102 1.209
SOCl2 thionyl chloride 6 A" 284 195 -89 1.458
HN3 hydrogen azide 4 A' 1151 949 -202 1.213
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 127 -101 1.794
ClF+ clorine monofluoride cation 1 Σ 870 1557 687 0.559
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 1 A 546 388 -158 1.405
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 151 88 0.418
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 1 A1 525 388 -137 1.352
NH2- amino anion 3 B2 3190 2589 -601 1.232
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1651 -524 1.318
CaF Calcuium monofluoride 1 Σ 581 469 -112 1.238
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 2 Σu 1889 1475 -415 1.281
HNCO Isocyanic acid 4 A' 777 582 -195 1.335
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane 6 A' 413 340 -73 1.214
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 298 158 0.469
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 497 272 0.451
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 589 -132 1.224
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 82 -249 4.061
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 74 -43 1.590
C6H8 1,4-Cyclohexadiene 19 B1u 108 80 -28 1.347