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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br2 (dibromomethane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5162.650947
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-5162.650947
Nuclear repulsion energy343.045540
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3172 3049 2.76      
2 A1 1478 1421 0.61      
3 A1 562 540 4.64      
4 A1 168 161 0.07      
5 A2 1152 1108 0.00      
6 B1 3262 3135 0.01      
7 B1 815 783 10.84      
8 B2 1255 1206 54.77      
9 B2 648 623 106.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6255.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6012.9 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.86706 0.03853 0.03716

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.943
H2 -0.901 0.000 1.549
H3 0.901 0.000 1.549
Br4 0.000 1.662 -0.125
Br5 0.000 -1.662 -0.125

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 Br4 Br5
C11.08581.08581.97531.9753
H21.08581.80172.52492.5249
H31.08581.80172.52492.5249
Br41.97532.52492.52493.3236
Br51.97532.52492.52493.3236

picture of dibromomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 112.133 H2 C1 Br4 107.564
H2 C1 Br5 107.564 H3 C1 Br4 107.564
H3 C1 Br5 107.564 Br4 C1 Br5 114.552
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.881      
2 H 0.322      
3 H 0.322      
4 Br 0.119      
5 Br 0.119      


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 1.604 1.604
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.630 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.131 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.454
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.338 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.927
Polar
3z2-r25.853
x2-y21.501
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.649


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 232.640
(<r2>)1/2 15.253