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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-998.940239
Energy at 298.15K-998.944765
Nuclear repulsion energy204.316950
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/6-31+G**
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' 3085 3069 7.21      
2 A' 3066 3049 1.38      
3 A' 2982 2966 8.11      
4 A' 1449 1442 8.03      
5 A' 1381 1373 8.57      
6 A' 1266 1259 17.10      
7 A' 1063 1057 4.48      
8 A' 951 946 19.89      
9 A' 604 601 14.56      
10 A' 388 386 6.15      
11 A' 259 257 0.91      
12 A" 3052 3036 9.38      
13 A" 1454 1446 2.50      
14 A" 1216 1210 44.68      
15 A" 1041 1036 39.91      
16 A" 605 602 151.76      
17 A" 309 307 1.98      
18 A" 257 256 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12213.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12148.3 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.20767 0.10065 0.07174

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.556 0.000
C2 -1.461 0.991 0.000
H3 0.702 1.397 0.000
Cl4 0.398 -0.412 1.508
Cl5 0.398 -0.412 -1.508
H6 -2.130 0.118 0.000
H7 -1.664 1.597 0.896
H8 -1.664 1.597 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52441.09501.83541.83542.17472.15772.1577
C21.52442.20092.77412.77411.09921.10121.1012
H31.09502.20092.37402.37403.10722.53792.5379
Cl41.83542.77412.37403.01592.99082.94283.7505
Cl51.83542.77412.37403.01592.99083.75052.9428
H62.17471.09923.10722.99082.99081.79121.7912
H72.15771.10122.53792.94283.75051.79121.7926
H82.15771.10122.53793.75052.94281.79121.7926

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.931 C1 C2 H7 109.477
C1 C2 H8 109.477 C2 C1 H3 113.317
C2 C1 Cl4 110.976 C2 C1 Cl5 110.976
H3 C1 Cl4 105.411 H3 C1 Cl5 105.411
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.490 H6 C2 H7 108.981
H6 C2 H8 108.981 H7 C2 H8 108.963
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.171      
2 C -0.513      
3 H 0.226      
4 Cl -0.034      
5 Cl -0.034      
6 H 0.183      
7 H 0.172      
8 H 0.172      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.173 2.008 0.000 2.326
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.077 -0.315 0.000
y -0.315 -37.384 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.725
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.477 -0.315 0.000
y -0.315 2.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.994
Polar
3z2-r2-7.988
x2-y2-0.694
xy-0.315
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 152.643
(<r2>)1/2 12.355