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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**
Calculated values were scaled by 0.9608.

Species Name mode Symmetry Experiment Theory difference ratio
C3H4O2 β–Propiolactone 21 A" 113 177 64 0.638
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 20 A 259 106 -153 2.446
CH3COOH Acetic acid 18 A" 93 75 -18 1.241
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 12 A" 200 323 123 0.620
CH3COCH3 Acetone 12 A2 77 39 -38 1.974
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 13 A2 326 268 -58 1.215
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 20 B1 262 206 -56 1.272
CH3NH2 methyl amine 14 A" 1195 944 -251 1.267
CHONH2 formamide 12 A" 289 157 -132 1.840
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride 15 A" 166 130 -36 1.274
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 11 A" 1583 3061 1478 0.517
CBr2F2 Methane, dibromodifluoro- 3 A1 140 313 173 0.448
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4 A1u 68 45 -23 1.510
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 16 A' 632 522 -110 1.210
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl- 33 A" 75 62 -13 1.212
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 27 A" 110 44 -66 2.497
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 24 A 188 112 -76 1.680
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol 21 A 554 431 -123 1.286
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 33 B 137 45 -92 3.066
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 19 Au 288 239 -49 1.206
C5H8 Cyclopentene 18 A' 254 134 -120 1.894
C2H3N3 1H-1,2,4-Triazole 18 A" 640 530 -110 1.208
C2H4O3 trioxolane124 21 B 193 156 -37 1.239
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 13 Au 1111 924 -187 1.203
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 21 Bg 240 101 -139 2.380
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 9 Ag 614 503 -111 1.220
C6H4 Benzyne 24 B2 472 389 -83 1.212
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 12 T1 203 299 96 0.678
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 16 A" 984 784 -200 1.255
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 18 A" 745 612 -133 1.218
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 15 A' 328 260 -68 1.260
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 17 A" 815 657 -158 1.240
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 21 A" 162 67 -95 2.410
C2H3NO3 Oxamic acid 3 A' 2600 3462 862 0.751
C3H6O Oxetane 23 B2 1228 1005 -223 1.221
C3H6O Oxetane 12 A2 986 811 -175 1.215
C3H6O Oxetane 18 B1 90 63 -27 1.424
C3O2 Carbon suboxide 7 Πu 61 124 63 0.491
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 12 Au 182 150 -32 1.213
C6H12 2-Butene, 2,3-dimethyl- 37 B2u 181 331 150 0.547
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 31 B 721 591 -130 1.220
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 33 B 331 100 -231 3.313
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene 16 A 137 287 150 0.477
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 29 Bg 264 181 -83 1.456
C6H10 1,5-Hexadiene 14 Ag 351 257 -94 1.367
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 6 B2 512 324 -188 1.581
COBr2 Carbonic dibromide 4 B1 757 496 -261 1.527
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)- 18 A' 227 187 -40 1.213
CH3SSCH3 Disulfide, dimethyl 13 A 117 95 -22 1.233
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 5 A 1480 2886 1406 0.513
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 4 A 1509 2903 1394 0.520
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 6 A 1361 2861 1500 0.476
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane 13 A 658 1210 552 0.544
C2F2 difluoroacetylene 4 Πg 270 194 -76 1.389
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine 12 A' 989 819 -170 1.208
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 22 A' 144 209 65 0.688
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (Z)- 31 A" 456 346 -110 1.318
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 32 A" 129 204 75 0.633
C5H8 1,3-Pentadiene, (E)- 31 A" 361 250 -111 1.444
CH3 Methyl radical 2 A2" 606 444 -163 1.366
CH2OH Hydroxymethyl radical 9 A 234 422 188 0.554
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 24 B1 358 102 -256 3.524
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 11 A1 1136 864 -272 1.315
C6H8 1,3,5-Hexatriene, (Z)- 19 A2 264 151 -113 1.754
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane 17 B1 360 283 -77 1.274
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene 4 Πg 333 277 -56 1.203
C2Cl2+ dichloroacetylene cation 5 Πu 233 177 -56 1.318
ClFO3 Perchloryl fluoride 6 E 405 333 -72 1.218
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 3 E' 1662 975 -687 1.705
BF3+ boron trifluoride cation 4 E' 411 119 -292 3.468
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride 4 A1 228 181 -47 1.256
AsH3+ Arsine cation 2 A1 452 681 229 0.664
BrF5 bromine pentafluoride 6 B2 281 203 -78 1.384
ZnCN Zinc monocyanide 3 Π 212 49 -163 4.286
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2 A1' 370 257 -113 1.440
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 9 B2u 265 220 -45 1.205
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide 9 A" 63 141 78 0.446
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 2 Σ 353 601 248 0.587
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide 3 Π 609 327 -282 1.864
Cu2 Copper dimer 1 Σg 265 387 123 0.683
SiH- silicon monohydride anion 1 Σ 2175 1741 -434 1.249
H3O+ hydronium 2 A1 954 754 -200 1.266
ZnH2 Zinc hydride 3 Πu 633 485 -147 1.304
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 2 A' 414 300 -113 1.378
ClOO chloroperoxy radical 3 A' 201 122 -80 1.656
Mg2 Magnesium diatomic 1 Σg 51 42 -9 1.203
ZnCH3 Zinc monomethyl 6 E 315 595 280 0.529