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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

PBEPBE/6-31G*

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A 3652 3600   -50 A   3650  
2 A 3204 3158           
3 A 3058 3014           
4 A 1460 1439   -20 A   1459  
5 A 1350 1331   -3 A   1334  
6 A 1193 1176   0 A   1176  
7 A 1042 1027   -21 A   1048  
8 A 648 639   157 A   482  
9 A 453 446   212 A   234  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 0.9857

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.