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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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Calculated values were scaled by 0.965.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 180 67 0.628
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 198 -61 1.307
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 76 -17 1.224
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 313 113 0.639
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 50 -27 1.545
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 198 -64 1.323
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 946 -249 1.263
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 148 -140 1.944
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro- 27 A" 276 228 -48 1.210
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 135 -31 1.229
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 326 186 0.429
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 55 -13 1.243
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 524 -108 1.206
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 46 -64 2.415
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 113 -75 1.670
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 432 -122 1.284
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 106 -24 1.223
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 17 A 286 236 -50 1.214
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 44 -93 3.122
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 237 -51 1.217
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 129 -125 1.972
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 155 -38 1.246
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 922 -189 1.204
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 105 -135 2.285
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 505 -109 1.216
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 352 -120 1.340
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 293 90 0.692
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 811 -173 1.213
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 617 -128 1.207
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 260 -68 1.263
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 659 -156 1.236
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 69 -93 2.335
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3476 876 0.748
C3H6O Oxetane 23 B2 1228 1007 -221 1.219
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 806 -180 1.224
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 72 -18 1.248
HCNO fulminic acid 5 Π 224 96 -128 2.339
Zn(CH3)2 dimethyl zinc 11 E' 134 97 -37 1.387
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 596 -125 1.209
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 101 -230 3.281
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 286 149 0.478
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 187 -77 1.410
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 257 -94 1.366
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 339 -173 1.509
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 517 -240 1.464
C3H8O2S (Methylsulphonyl)ethane 33 ?a 257 211 -46 1.219
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 186 -41 1.220
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 97 -20 1.206
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 819 -170 1.208
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (E)- 36 Bu 170 141 -29 1.205
NaOH sodium hydroxide 3 Π 300 102 -198 2.948
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 15 A' 243 177 -66 1.372
CH3OCH2CN Methoxyacetonitrile 24 A" 113 85 -28 1.332
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 208 79 0.621
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 253 -108 1.424
C2H+ Ethynyl cation 3 Π 550 785 236 0.700
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 456 -150 1.330
C4H9N Cyclobutylamine 21 A' 174 140 -34 1.242
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 101 -257 3.529
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 861 -275 1.319
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 151 -113 1.750
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 293 -67 1.229
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 185 -48 1.261
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 988 -673 1.681
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 75 -336 5.516
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 232 -49 1.209
CaF2 Calcium difluoride 2 A1 120 94 -26 1.281
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 127 -85 1.666
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 265 -105 1.396
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 83 -17 1.201
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 220 -45 1.206
Li2O dilithium oxide 3 Πu 112 165 53 0.677
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 164 101 0.386
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 615 262 0.574
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 330 -279 1.845
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 406 141 0.652
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1769 -406 1.229
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 793 -161 1.204
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 398 -235 1.590
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 328 -86 1.261
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 116 -85 1.737
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 575 260 0.548