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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 MP3/6-31G*
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9386.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 3 A' 376 36 -340 10.330
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 1010 596 0.410
GeH2 germylene 1 A1 1856 893 -963 2.078
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 26 -25 1.945
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 597 282 0.527
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 267 -93 1.347
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 226 -55 1.242
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 93 30 0.682
C6H10 2-Hexyne 38 A" 392 261 -131 1.500
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 236 -125 1.529
CN Cyano radical 1 Σ 2069 2516 447 0.822
C2H Ethynyl radical 2 Σ 1841 2260 420 0.814
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 8 A 482 713 231 0.676
NH2CN cyanamide 5 A' 408 643 235 0.635
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 769 -215 1.280
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 594 -151 1.255
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 334 -178 1.535
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 43 -94 3.190
C3H3NO Isoxazole 14 A" 1033 830 -203 1.244
C4H4N2 Pyridazine 13 A2 421 346 -75 1.216
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 216 -46 1.214
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 2 Σ 1800 2715 915 0.663
CH3CCH propyne 9 E 633 517 -116 1.223
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 136 -30 1.224
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 526 -106 1.203
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene 22 B1 675 511 -164 1.321
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 429 -125 1.293
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene 18 B1 685 509 -176 1.345
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6 A1 167 136 -31 1.231
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 157 -97 1.622
C4H2 Diacetylene 7 Πg 482 294 -188 1.638
C4H2 Diacetylene 8 Πu 630 487 -143 1.293
C6H10 2-Hexyne 24 A' 272 216 -56 1.262
GeO2 Germanium dioxide 3 Πu 196 158 -38 1.240
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 171 -129 1.757
C2H5 Ethyl radical 9 A' 528 434 -94 1.217
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 734 362 0.507
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 859 -277 1.323
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 118 -146 2.235
OH- hydroxide anion 1 Σ 3738 3312 -426 1.129
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 202 -131 1.650
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 466 265 0.432
C6H5F Fluorobenzene 18 B1 685 521 -164 1.316
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 40 -122 4.049
C6H4F2 1,4-difluorobenzene 16 B2g 692 516 -176 1.342
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 287 150 0.478
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 261 -90 1.343
C2H2 Acetylene 4 Πg 612 409 -203 1.496
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 57 -18 1.312
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 80 -30 1.382
C10H8 naphthalene 27 B2g 770 422 -348 1.825
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 30 B3u 109 86 -23 1.269
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 170 -63 1.372
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 80 -132 2.637
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 278 -92 1.331
NO Nitric oxide 1 Σ 1904 2971 1067 0.641
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 487 -145 1.298
AlO Aluminum monoxide 1 Σ 979 756 -223 1.295
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 2 A' 579 74 -505 7.828
GeH2 germylene 2 A1 916 1740 824 0.526
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 106 -82 1.780
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 103 -28 1.276
C6H10 2-Hexyne 25 A' 115 90 -25 1.281
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 140 -30 1.214
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 188 59 0.685
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 86 -272 4.172
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 122 -118 1.974
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3442 842 0.755
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 263 -65 1.246
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 642 -173 1.269
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne 16 E" 371 218 -153 1.703
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 17 A 102 82 -20 1.243
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 161 -103 1.635
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 493 -264 1.537
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 167 54 0.676
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 325 125 0.616
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 940 -255 1.272
HCN+ hydrogen cyanide cation 1 Σ 3050 3518 468 0.867
C10H8 naphthalene 28 B2g 461 310 -151 1.486
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 17 B2g 241 185 -56 1.304
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 2111 450 0.787
O3 Ozone 3 B2 1042 1694 652 0.615
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 130 67 0.484
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1756 -419 1.239
PO Phosphorus monoxide 1 Σ 1233 2725 1492 0.453
PN+ phosphorus nitride cation 1 Σ 1200 2379 1179 0.504
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 20 A" 315 239 -76 1.319
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 579 -142 1.246
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 91 -240 3.644
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 92 -25 1.276
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 395 -212 1.536
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 416 182 0.562
C2H3N3 1H-1,2,4-Triazole 18 A" 640 520 -120 1.230
C6H6 Benzene 8 B2g 703 515 -188 1.366
CH3CCH propyne 10 E 328 254 -74 1.290
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 321 181 0.437
C10H8 naphthalene 12 Au 581 483 -98 1.202
C6H5CN phenyl cyanide 19 B1 688 546 -142 1.261