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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: PM6

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PM6
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' 2652 2818 117.63      
2 A' 2638 2803 28.17      
3 A' 1809 1921 272.10      
4 A' 1243 1320 30.72      
5 A' 1145 1217 1.14      
6 A' 1064 1130 76.25      
7 A' 799 848 55.90      
8 A' 456 484 5.79      
9 A' 331 352 17.96      
10 A' 255 271 2.41      
11 A" 1143 1214 5.23      
12 A" 980 1042 32.05      
13 A" 783 831 169.36      
14 A" 291 309 4.10      
15 A" 56 59 11.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7821.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8309.5 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 PM6
ABC
0.11078 0.09386 0.05374

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.350 0.239 0.000
C2 -0.966 1.048 0.000
H3 1.261 0.871 0.000
Cl4 0.350 -0.794 1.424
Cl5 0.350 -0.794 -1.424
O6 -0.947 2.247 0.000
H7 -1.881 0.435 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.54471.10891.75881.75882.39042.2395
C21.54472.23392.67412.67411.19941.1017
H31.10892.23392.37252.37252.60133.1722
Cl41.75882.67412.37252.84733.59952.9178
Cl51.75882.67412.37252.84733.59952.9178
O62.39041.19942.60133.59953.59952.0394
H72.23951.10173.17222.91782.91782.0394

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 120.662 C1 C2 H7 114.578
C2 C1 H3 113.652 C2 C1 Cl4 107.916
C2 C1 Cl5 107.916 H3 C1 Cl4 109.556
H3 C1 Cl5 109.556 Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.085
O6 C2 H7 124.761
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PM6
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.070367
HF Energy-0.070367
Nuclear repulsion energy113.886585
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 PM6
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 2652 2818 120.62      
2 A 2638 2803 26.74      
3 A 1808 1921 277.29      
4 A 1243 1321 32.23      
5 A 1145 1216 0.63      
6 A 1143 1214 6.94      
7 A 1064 1130 73.12      
8 A 981 1042 32.56      
9 A 799 849 44.47      
10 A 783 831 172.08      
11 A 456 484 5.59      
12 A 331 352 21.05      
13 A 291 309 3.39      
14 A 255 271 1.62      
15 A 56 59 13.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7821.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8309.9 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 PM6
ABC
0.11078 0.09387 0.05375

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.058 -0.001 0.411
C2 -1.367 -0.003 -0.397
H3 -0.231 -0.001 1.516
Cl4 0.869 -1.429 -0.044
Cl5 0.862 1.432 -0.044
O6 -2.426 -0.004 0.171
H7 -1.233 -0.004 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.53891.11811.76201.76232.38082.2339
C21.53892.22452.67522.67491.20161.0996
H31.11812.22452.38352.38342.57413.1667
Cl41.76202.67522.38352.86103.59622.9216
Cl51.76232.67492.38342.86103.59482.9222
O62.38081.20162.57413.59623.59482.0436
H72.23391.09963.16672.92162.92222.0436

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 120.122 C1 C2 H7 114.679
C2 C1 H3 112.739 C2 C1 Cl4 108.092
C2 C1 Cl5 108.053 H3 C1 Cl4 109.672
H3 C1 Cl5 109.644 Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.539
O6 C2 H7 125.200
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability