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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/6-311G**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9668.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 178 65 0.633
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 190 -69 1.363
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 319 119 0.626
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 202 -60 1.294
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 948 -247 1.261
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 213 -76 1.354
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 138 -28 1.203
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 315 175 0.444
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 52 -16 1.297
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 526 -106 1.203
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 61 -14 1.225
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 26 A" 136 111 -25 1.222
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 38 -72 2.867
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 114 -74 1.649
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 435 -119 1.275
CH3OCHO methyl formate 18 A" 130 104 -26 1.251
C5H12 Pentane 23 A2 131 108 -23 1.218
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 54 -83 2.550
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 15 A2 193 159 -34 1.213
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 234 -54 1.233
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 135 -119 1.875
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 97 -143 2.480
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 506 -108 1.215
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 299 96 0.679
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 808 -176 1.217
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 612 -133 1.217
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 262 -66 1.253
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 657 -158 1.241
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 69 -93 2.353
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3471 871 0.749
C3H6O Oxetane 23 B2 1228 995 -233 1.234
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 819 -167 1.203
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 596 -125 1.210
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 101 -230 3.263
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 292 155 0.469
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 176 -88 1.498
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 255 -96 1.377
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 328 -184 1.559
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 496 -261 1.525
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 189 -38 1.204
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2889 1409 0.512
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1227 569 0.536
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2928 1419 0.515
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2838 1477 0.480
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 818 -171 1.209
ZnS Zinc sulfide 1 Σ 459 337 -122 1.360
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 202 73 0.638
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 251 -110 1.437
C2H Ethynyl radical 3 Π 372 293 -79 1.270
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 490 -117 1.238
C4H9N Cyclobutylamine 21 A' 174 144 -30 1.205
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 424 190 0.552
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 100 -258 3.597
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 864 -272 1.315
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 148 -116 1.787
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 281 -79 1.283
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 181 -52 1.288
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 333 -72 1.215
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 949 -713 1.752
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 73 -338 5.632
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 198 -83 1.420
CaF2 Calcium difluoride 2 A1 120 84 -36 1.422
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 6 B2 442 363 -79 1.217
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3 A1 328 270 -58 1.214
ZnCl Zinc monochloride 1 Σ 391 249 -142 1.571
S2Cl2 Disulfur dichloride 5 B 461 381 -80 1.209
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 246 -124 1.504
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 7 E' 100 81 -19 1.232
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 145 82 0.436
SCl2 Sulfur dichloride 3 B2 535 445 -90 1.203
C3 carbon trimer 3 Πu 63 104 41 0.609
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 633 280 0.558
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 353 -256 1.725
S3- Sulfur trimer anion 3 B2 594 491 -103 1.210
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1743 -432 1.248
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 754 -200 1.265
ZnH Zinc monohydride 1 Σ 1608 1121 -487 1.435
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 3 A' 376 202 -174 1.864
FO2 Dioxygen monofluoride 2 A' 579 405 -174 1.431
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 280 -133 1.476
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 129 -73 1.563
ClS2 Sulfur chloride 2 A' 450 367 -83 1.227
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 579 264 0.544
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 3 A1 445 350 -95 1.272
ZnCH2 Zinc methylene 3 A1 514 409 -105 1.257