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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.540646
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.421558
Nuclear repulsion energy43.414523
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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
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' 3248 3086 5.21      
2 A' 1468 1395 22.50      
3 A' 759 722 37.55      
4 A' 354 337 83.51      
5 A" 3419 3249 0.51      
6 A" 1017 966 0.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5133.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4877.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
8.96304 0.47656 0.45335

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.012 1.186 0.000
Cl2 -0.012 -0.614 0.000
H3 0.137 1.663 0.957
H4 0.137 1.663 -0.957

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.80001.07981.0798
Cl21.80002.47492.4749
H31.07982.47491.9139
H41.07982.47491.9139

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.250 Br2 C1 H4 116.250
H3 C1 H4 124.817
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.540559
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.421494
Nuclear repulsion energy43.468553
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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
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 3259 3096 3.87      
2 A1 1467 1394 24.00      
3 A1 763 725 35.44      
4 B1 267i 254i 106.47      
5 B2 3435 3264 0.11      
6 B2 1010 960 0.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4833.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4592.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
9.04651 0.47793 0.45394

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.182
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.614
H3 0.000 0.962 -1.671
H4 0.000 -0.962 -1.671

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.79631.07861.0786
Cl21.79632.47922.4792
H31.07862.47921.9230
H41.07862.47921.9230

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.950 Br2 C1 H4 116.950
H3 C1 H4 126.101
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability