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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.989396
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.989396
Nuclear repulsion energy124.226829
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3186 3169 0.08      
2 A1 713 710 7.50      
3 A1 295 294 0.34      
4 B1 374i 372i 37.90      
5 B2 1180 1173 45.43      
6 B2 858 853 155.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2929.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2913.0 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.59064 0.10775 0.10092

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.676
H2 0.000 0.000 1.761
Cl3 0.000 1.496 -0.171
Cl4 0.000 -1.496 -0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08481.71871.7187
H21.08482.44302.4430
Cl31.71872.44302.9913
Cl41.71872.44302.9913

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.518 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.964
Cl4 C1 H2 119.518
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.052      
2 H 0.160      
3 Cl -0.054      
4 Cl -0.054      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.912 0.912
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.695
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.509 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.356
Polar
3z2-r24.711
x2-y2-0.891
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.519 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.398


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.793
(<r2>)1/2 10.089

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.990412
Energy at 298.15K-958.991138
HF Energy-958.990412
Nuclear repulsion energy123.923298
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3137 3119 1.80      
2 A' 726 722 13.94      
3 A' 476 474 19.06      
4 A' 290 288 0.31      
5 A" 1184 1178 36.41      
6 A" 817 812 182.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3314.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3296.2 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.52392 0.10807 0.10117

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.705 0.000
H2 -0.523 1.653 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.173 1.492
Cl4 0.013 -0.173 -1.492

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08911.73181.7318
H21.08912.41892.4189
Cl31.73182.41892.9849
Cl41.73182.41892.9849

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.199 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.031
Cl4 C1 H2 116.199
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.053      
2 H 0.163      
3 Cl -0.055      
4 Cl -0.055      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.475 0.808 0.000 0.937
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.218 -0.860 0.000
y -0.860 -29.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.737
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.271 -0.860 0.000
y -0.860 1.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.549
Polar
3z2-r2-1.097
x2-y2-2.060
xy-0.860
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.294 -0.196 0.000
y -0.196 4.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.650


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.719
(<r2>)1/2 10.086